311. Shillong

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 19.3% to 22.5%.

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 3.3% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerUnited Democratic Party (UDP) finished second with 25.9% — it did not contest here in 2004.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 74.2% between them, down from 84.1% — the field split more ways.
• TurnoutTurnout rose 15.4% to 62.2%.

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