210. Kolar

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 1.3% to 2.5%.

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 5.2% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 71.9% between them, down from 83.5% — the field split more ways.
• TurnoutTurnout fell 2.9% to 69.2%.

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