40. Nellore

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 15.3% to 5.5%.

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 10.9% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerTelugu Desam Party (TDP) finished second with 37.4% — it did not contest here in 2004.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 80.4% between them, down from 92.3% — the field split more ways.
• TurnoutTurnout fell 3.4% to 69.1%.

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