374. Nagaur

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 14.5% to 6.9%.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 18.1% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerBahujan Samaj Party (BSP) finished second with 31.1% — it polled just 0.6% in 1998.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 69.2% between them, down from 97.7% — the field split more ways.
• TurnoutTurnout fell 5.1% to 57.1%.

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