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State:	Assam
Constituency:	Barpeta
Total Votes Polled:	705207
Winner: CPM	Uddhab Barman	250451
Runner Up: UMFA	Abdus Samad Ahmed	182948
Margin: 67503 (9.91%)

In 1967 and 1971, this constituency was represented by Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, who went on to occupy Rashtrapati Bhavan in the most tumultuous phase of the Republic's life. In 1991, the CPI-M's Uddhab Barman won the seat and retained it in 1996 as well.