291. Mumbai South

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 3.7% to 17.6%.

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 7.8% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerMaharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) finished second with 24.9% — it did not contest here in 2004.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 67.4% between them, down from 96.8% — the field split more ways.
• TurnoutTurnout fell 3.9% to 40.4%.

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