Indian National Congress won again in Mysore, though its majority was smaller than in earlier elections.

The INC won 126 of the 216 seats on offer.

That was still 17 seats more than it needed for a majority.

Its nearest rival, a scatter of independent candidates, gained ground this time, rising to 41 seats.

The assembly grew again this time, adding a handful of new seats to the map.

It rose from 208 seats to 216.

Turnout — the share of registered voters who actually cast a ballot — also reached its highest point of the whole run.

62.5% of the state's registered voters cast a ballot this time.

The party had now won 4 elections in a row in the state.

A few numbers from that election stand out.

The closest race: Huliyurdurga, Mysore was decided by a margin — how far ahead the winner finished, in votes, over whoever came second — of just 76.

At the other extreme, the winner in Bagewadi, Mysore won by 80.2% of the vote over the runner-up.

The largest electorate was in Malleswaram, Mysore, where 86,499 people were registered to vote.

The most crowded contest was in Gandhinagar, Mysore, where 12 candidates stood for a single seat.

No single event defines this election on its own; it simply extended the same party's run of majorities in the state.