534. Jhargram

Communist Party of India (Marxist) held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 43.1% to 35.8%.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 3.5% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerWBTC (WBTC) finished second with 21.0% — it did not contest here in 1996.
• TurnoutTurnout fell 2.7% to 82.6%.

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