375. Sikkim

Sikkim Democratic Front held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 47.7% to 32.6%.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 6.4% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerIndian National Congress (INC) finished second with 33.1% — it did not contest here in 1996.
• TurnoutTurnout fell 9.2% to 65.9%.

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