276. Erandol

Bharatiya Janata Party held the seat; the winning margin widened from 4.5% to 16.6%.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 4.5% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerNationalist Congress Party (NCP) finished second with 30.8% — it did not contest here in 1998.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 78.1% between them, down from 99.2% — the field split more ways.
• TurnoutTurnout rose 6.0% to 58.1%.

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