26. Rajahmundry

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 18.2% to 0.2%.

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 15.6% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerTelugu Desam Party (TDP) finished second with 34.9% — it did not contest here in 2004.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 70.0% between them, down from 83.2% — the field split more ways.
• TurnoutTurnout rose 4.7% to 80.7%.

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