298. Sangli

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 39.8% to 43.6%.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 3.2% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerCommunist Party of India (CPI) finished second with 22.3% — it did not contest here in 1989.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 88.3% between them, down from 98.4% — the field split more ways.
• TurnoutTurnout fell 6.9% to 51.8%.

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