Congress held onto power in Arunachal Pradesh, repeating almost exactly what it had done at the last election.

The Indian National Congress won 42 of the 60 seats, 11 more than it needed for a majority.

The Bharatiya Janata Party came in a distant second with 11 seats.

Congress extended its longest unbroken run in the state, even as a new rival made real gains.

The party has now won 7 elections in a row in the state.

Its own seat count barely moved, going from 42 seats to 42 this time.

Even so, the runner-up's vote share — the slice of all ballots cast that went to one party or candidate — climbed to 31.0%.

A few numbers from that election stand out.

The tightest finish anywhere: Mariyang-Geku, Arunachal Pradesh was decided by just 9 votes, the smallest margin — how far ahead the winner finished, in votes, over whoever came second — of the year.

At the other end, Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh was won by 63.5% of the vote.

Changlang South, Arunachal Pradesh recorded the best turnout of the election, 92.6% — the share of registered voters who actually cast a ballot.

Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh was both the state's largest constituency by registered voters, with 61,245 names on the rolls, and its most contested, drawing 5 candidates.

By this point, single-party rule had long been the norm for the state's assembly.