Onlinemcadegree at 16:29, 6 May 2026

2026-05-06T16:29:03Z

New page

{{Short description|Indian politician (born 1963)}}
{{Other uses|Humayun Kabir (disambiguation){{!}}Humayun Kabir}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Humayun Kabir
| image = [[File:Humayun Kabir - Kolkata 2023-03-29 4908.jpg|170px]]
| caption = Humayun Kabir in 2023
| party = [[Aam Janata Unnayan Party]] {{small|(2025–present)}}
| office1 = President of the [[Aam Janata Unnayan Party]]
| term_start1 = 22 December 2025
| predecessor1 = Position established
| office2 = Member of the [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency2 = [[Bharatpur, West Bengal Assembly constituency|Bharatpur]]
| predecessor2 = [[Kamalesh Chatterjee]]
| term_start2 = 7 May 2021
| office3 = Member of the [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency3 = [[Rejinagar Assembly constituency|Rejinagar]]
| predecessor3 = ''Constituency established''
| successor3 = [[Rabiul Alam Chowdhury]]
| term_start3 = 24 May 2011
| term_end3 = 21 November 2012
| office = Minister of State ([[Minister_of_State#Minor_government_ranks|Independent Charge]]), [[Government of West Bengal]]
| term_start = 21 Nov 2012
| term_end = 18 May 2013
| governor = [[M.K. Narayanan]]
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = [[Mamata Banerjee]]
| 2blankname = Department
| 2namedata = Animal Resources Development
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|01|03|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Beldanga II|Narkelbari]], [[West Bengal]], India
| children = 2
| other_party = [[Trinamool Congress]] {{small|(2013–2016, 2021–2025)}}<br/>[[Bharatiya Janata Party]] {{small|(2018–2021)}}<br/>[[Independent politician|Independent]] {{small|(2016–2018)}}<br/>[[Indian National Congress]] {{small|(until 2013)}}
| spouse = Mira Sultana
}}
'''Humayun Kabir''' (born 3 January 1963) is an [[Indian politician]] from West Bengal, who is a member of the [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly|West Bengal Assembly]] (MLA) from [[Bharatpur, West Bengal Assembly constituency|Bharatpur constituency]] since 2021. A former member of [[Trinamool Congress]], he also served as a [[Minister of State]] during [[First Banerjee ministry]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-02-27 |title=TMC expels former minister Humayun Kabir |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/tmc-expels-former-minister-humayun-kabir/ |access-date=2023-12-17 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> During his career as [[Indian National Congress|Congress]], he served as an MLA at [[Rejinagar Assembly constituency|Rejinagar]] from 2011 <ref>{{Cite web |title="Will Break Your Bones": Trinamool MLA Threatens Party Legislator, Gets Showcause Notice |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/trinamool-mla-humayun-kabir-threatens-party-legislator-rabiul-alam-chowdhury-with-will-break-your-bones-remark-gets-showcause-notice-served-2499258 |access-date=2023-12-17 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref> until his resignation in 2012. [[All India Trinamool Congress|TMC]] expelled him in December, 2025 for his initiative of building a Babri-style mosque. Since then he has founded the [[Aam Janata Unnayan Party|AJUP]] and currently serves as its president.

== Career ==
In 2015, he was expelled from Trinamool for 6 years for doing anti-party activities.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-02-26 |title=TMC expels former minister Humayun Kabir over anti-party statements |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/tmc-expels-former-minister-humayun-kabir-over-anti-party-statements/story-qozSN5nh35JO0bWniFZA1O.html |access-date=2023-12-17 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> He contested as an independent candidate in [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2016 elections]] to retain his Rejinagar seat from his predecessor Rabiul Chowdhury but lost. He joined [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in 2018 and contested from [[Murshidabad Lok Sabha constituency|Murshidabad]] seat during [[2019 Indian general election]]s but lost to TMC.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Trinamool turncoat Humayun Kabir rejoins party two years after switching to BJP |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kolkata/2020/aug/06/trinamool-turncoat-humayun-kabir-rejoins-party-two-years-after-switching-to-bjp-2180089.html |access-date=2023-12-17 |website=The New Indian Express|date=6 August 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gupta |first=Moushumi Das |date=2019-04-17 |title=These 2 Muslim BJP candidates in Bengal say there is no religious discrimination in party |url=https://theprint.in/politics/these-2-muslim-bjp-candidates-in-bengal-say-there-is-no-religious-discrimination-in-party/222258/ |access-date=2023-12-17 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref> After completing six years of expulsion, he rejoined TMC and won as MLA from [[Bharatpur, West Bengal Assembly constituency|Bharatpur]] seat.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2013-12-23 |title=TMC leader lashes out at top cop |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/tmc-leader-lashes-out-at-top-cop/articleshow/27762241.cms |access-date=2023-12-17 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Police register criminal case against TMC MLA Humayun Kabir for alleged murder threat |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/police-register-criminal-case-against-tmc-mla-humayun-kabir-for-alleged-murder-threat/cid/1952149 |access-date=2023-12-17 |website=www.telegraphindia.com |language=en}}</ref>

Humayun Kabir<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chakraborty |first=Dwip Narayan |date=2025-12-22 |title=সোমবারই আসছে নতুন রাজনৈতিক দল, ৫ প্রার্থীর নাম চূড়ান্ত করলেন হুমায়ুন কবীর |url=https://bengalxpress.in/bengal_news/humayun-kabir-new-political-party-announcement-west-bengal-election/ |access-date=2025-12-22 |language=en-US}}</ref> was suspended from the Trinamool Congress after he reportedly proposed the construction of a Babri Masjid in Bengal in December 2025.<ref>{{cite news |title=Trinamool suspends MLA over proposal to build Babri Masjid in Bengal |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/west-bengal/story/tmc-suspends-mla-humayun-kabir-for-will-build-babri-masjid-remark-2830505-2025-12-04 |work=India Today |date=4 December 2025 |access-date=4 December 2025}}</ref>
On 22 December 2025, he launched his own party, named [[Aam Janata Unnayan Party]].
{| class="wikitable"
! Period !! Party !! Position
|-
| Until 2012
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
|-
|2012-2013
| [[Trinamool Congress]]
| [[Minister of State]], Animal Resources Development
|-
| 2013–2016
| [[Trinamool Congress]]
| —
|-
| 2016–2018
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| —
|-
| 2018–2021
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| —
|-
| 2021–2025
| [[Trinamool Congress]]
| Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
|-
| From 2026
| [[Aam Janata Unnayan Party]]
| Chairman
|-
| From 2026
| [[Aam Janata Unnayan Party|AJUP]]
| Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
|}

== Electoral Performance ==

=== Loksabha ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+[[Lok Sabha]]
!Year
!Constituency
!
!Party
!Votes
!Votes in
%
!Opponent
!
!Opponent
Party
!Votes
!IN%
!Margin
!Margin
in %
!Result
|-
|[[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
|[[Murshidabad Lok Sabha constituency|'''Murshidabad''']]
|{{Party name with color|Bhartiya Janata Party|rowspan=}}
|'''2,47,809'''
|'''17.05%'''
|[[Abu Taher Khan]]
|{{Party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress|rowspan=}}
|604,346
|41.57%
| -3,56,537
| -24.52%
|style="background:#FFB6C1;" | '''Lost'''
|}

=== Legislative Assembly ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:100%;"
! colspan="14" |[[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]
|-
! Year
! Constituency
!
! Party
! Votes
! Vote %
! Opponent
!
! Opponent Party
! Opp Votes
! Opp Vote %
! Margin
! Margin %
! Result
|-
|[[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Rejinagar Assembly constituency|'''Rejinagar''']]
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=}}
|'''77,542'''
|'''49.74%'''
|Sirajul Islam Mondal
|{{Party name with color|Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|rowspan=}}
|68,781
|44.12%
|8,761
|5.62%
| style="background:#90EE90;" | '''Won'''
|-
|[[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|{{Party name with color|independent|rowspan=}}
|'''74,210'''
|'''40.12%'''
|[[Rabiul Alam Chowdhury]]
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=}}
|79,770
|43.12%
| -5,560
| -3%
|style="background:#FFB6C1;" | '''Lost'''
|-
|[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|[[Bharatpur, West Bengal Assembly constituency|'''Bharatpur''']]
|{{Party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress|rowspan=}}
|'''96,226'''
|'''50.9%'''
|Iman Kalyan Mukherjee
|{{Party name with color|Bhartiya Janata Party|rowspan=3}}
|53,143
|28.11%
|43,083
|22.79%
| style="background:#90EE90;" | '''Won'''
|-

| rowspan="2" | [[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2026]]
| [[Rejinagar Assembly constituency|'''Rejinagar''']]
|{{Party name with color|Janata Unnayan Party|rowspan=2}}
| '''123,536'''
| '''51.62%'''
| Bapan Ghosh
| 64,660
| 27.02%
| 58,876
|24.60%
| style="background:#90EE90;" | '''Won'''

|-
|[[Naoda Assembly constituency|'''Naoda''']]
|'''86,463'''
|'''39.02%'''
|Rana Mandal
|58,520
|26.41%
| 27,943
|12.61%
| style="background:#90EE90;" | '''Won'''
|}

== Controversies ==
While campaigning for the [[2024 Indian general election]], Trinamool Congress legislator Humayun Kabir stated that he will throw [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] supporters into the Bhagirathi River, a branch of the Ganges in West Bengal, in a span of two hours after winning. He stated that Muslims constitute 70% of the population of Murshidabad and to "not imagine" that "only 30 percent" (i.e. Hindus) are present.<ref>{{cite web | last=Mishra | first=Anupam | title=Trinamool MLA threatens to 'throw BJP supporters in Ganga' in 2 hours, sparks row | website=India Today | date=2 May 2024 | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/lok-sabha/story/humayun-kabir-trinamool-congress-mla-murshidabad-bjp-supporters-2534491-2024-05-02 | access-date=5 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Jaiswal | first=Arushi | title=TMC MLA Humayun Kabir creates stir, threatens to drown Hindus in Bhagirathi river | website=VIDEO – India TV | date=2 May 2024 | url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/west-bengal/kolkata-lok-sabha-elections-2024-tmc-mla-humayun-kabir-threatens-to-drown-hindus-in-bhagirathi-river-video-latest-updates-2024-05-02-929122 | access-date=5 May 2024}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kabir, Humayun}}
[[Category:1963 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:West Bengal MLAs 2021–2026]]
[[Category:West Bengal MLAs 2011–2016]]
[[Category:Trinamool Congress politicians from West Bengal]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from West Bengal]]
[[Category:Politicians from Murshidabad district]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian Muslims]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from West Bengal]]
[[Category:Samajwadi Party politicians from West Bengal]]
[[Category:Independent politicians in India]]
[[Category:West Bengal MLAs 2026–2031]]

{{WestBengal-INC-politician-stub}}
{{WestBengal-AITC-politician-stub}}
{{WestBengal-BJP-politician-stub}}

Humayun Kabir AJUP politician - Revision history

Onlinemcadegree at 16:29, 6 May 2026