25. Amalapuram

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 5.9% to 3.9%.

Boundaries were redrawn between 2004 and 2009 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 13.8% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerPRAP (PRAP) finished second with 32.1% — it did not contest here in 2004.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 68.1% between them, down from 93.6% — the field split more ways.
• TurnoutTurnout rose 2.4% to 80.3%.

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