Barpeta Lok Sabha constituency of Assam: Full list of candidates, polling dates

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Barpeta is one of 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in the north-eastern state of Assam and cast its vote in the 2019 election on April 23. The result will be out on May 23.

Barpeta registered 86.60 percent voter turnout in 2019, a gain of 27.12 percent. The total number of electors in the constituency is 1676854 while the total voter turnout is 1452213. While in 2014, the constituency registered 59.48 percent voter turnout. The total number of electors in the constituency was 2026911 while the total voter's turnout was 1205635.

Abdul Khaleque of Indian National Congress, Ashahak Ali Dewan of All India Trinamool Congress, Kumar Deepak Das of Asom Gana Parishad and Rafiqul Islam of All India United Democratic Front are some of the prominent names that will contest the Lok Sabha election 2019 from Nowgong Lok Sabha constituency in Assam. 

Barpeta Lok Sabha constituency covers 10 assembly segments - Bongaigaon, Abhayapuri North, Abhayapuri South, Patacharkuchi, Barpeta, Jania, Baghbar, Sarukhetri, Chenga and Dharampur.

Here is the full list of candidates contesting the Lok Sabha election in 2019 from Barpeta Lok Sabha constituency of Assam. 

SL. NO.	Candidate Name	Party Name
1	Abdul Khaleque	Indian National Congress
2	Ashahak Ali Dewan	All India Trinamool Congress
3	Kumar Deepak Das	Asom Gana Parishad
4	Rafiqul Islam	All India United Democratic Front
5	Aroon Barooa	Purvanchal Janta Party (Secular)
6	Chitralekha Das	SOCIALIST UNITY CENTRE OF INDIA (COMMUNIST)
7	Saniara Parbin	Voters Party International
8	Pranabjyoti Das Rajbonshi	National People's Party
9	Bhadreswar Barman	National Republican Congress
10	Matiar Rahman	The National Road Map Party of India
11	Rejaul Karim	Republican Party of India (A)
12	Santanu Mukherjee	Bharatiya Gana Parishad
13	Arfan Ali	Independent

In the 2014 Lok Sabha election here, AIUDF's Sirajuddin Ajmal managed to defeat BJP's Chandra Mohan Patowary - a powerful opponent who had been the state's health and agricultural minister while a member of Asom Gana Parishad. In 2014 election, AGP was relegated to the fourth spot while Congress was placed third.