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    <periodOfReport>2016-12-08</periodOfReport>

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    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001361937</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>EV Energy Partners, LP</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>EVEP</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
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            <rptOwnerCik>0001181757</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>PETERSEN GARY R</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>1100 LOUISIANA STREET</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>SUITE 4900</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>HOUSTON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>TX</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>77002</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
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            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Phantom Unit</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
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            <transactionDate>
                <value>2016-12-08</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
            </transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>7396</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0.00</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <exerciseDate>
                <footnoteId id="F2"/>
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            <expirationDate>
                <footnoteId id="F2"/>
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                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Units</value>
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            </underlyingSecurity>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>7396</value>
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            </postTransactionAmounts>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By EnCap Energy Capital Fund V, L.P.</value>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </derivativeTransaction>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Phantom Unit</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
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            <transactionDate>
                <value>2016-12-08</value>
            </transactionDate>
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                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
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                <value></value>
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                <transactionShares>
                    <value>5854</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0.00</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
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            <exerciseDate>
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            <expirationDate>
                <footnoteId id="F2"/>
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                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Units</value>
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                    <value>5854</value>
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            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By EnCap V-B Acquisitions, L.P.</value>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </derivativeTransaction>
    </derivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Each Phantom Unit is the economic equivalent of one Common Unit.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The Phantom Units will vest 25% on January 15, 2018, January 15, 2019, January 15, 2020 and January 15, 2021.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Gary R. Petersen may be deemed the beneficial owner of securities held by EnCap Energy Capital Fund V, L.P. and EnCap V-B Acquisitions, L.P. by virtue of being a member of EnCap Partners, LLC, which is the managing member of EnCap Investments Holdings, LLC, which is the sole member of EnCap Investments GP, L.L.C., the general partner of EnCap Investments L.P., the general partner of EnCap Equity Fund V GP, L.P., (i) the general partner of EnCap Energy Capital Fund V, L.P., and (ii) the general partner of EnCap Energy Capital Fund V-B, L.P., the sole member of EnCap V-B Acquisitions GP, LLC, the general partner of EnCap V-B Acquisitions, L.P. Mr. Petersen disclaims beneficial ownership in excess of his pecuniary interest in such securities.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>This report is filed in connection with the Forms 4 filed today by EnCap Energy Capital Fund V, L.P., EnCap V-B Acquisitions, L.P. and EnCap Partners, LLC.</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Gary R. Petersen</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2016-12-12</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
