259. Balasore

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 8.8% to 2.0%.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 10.8% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 43.9% between them, down from 58.7% — the field split more ways.
• TurnoutTurnout rose 3.7% to 84.6%.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.