46. Karimganj

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 13.7% to 1.2%.

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 9.9% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerAUDF (AUDF) finished second with 36.7% — it did not contest here in 2004.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 74.6% between them, down from 81.9% — the field split more ways.
• TurnoutTurnout fell 4.4% to 64.1%.

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