Humayun Kabir (AJUP politician)
Indian politician (born 1963)
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Humayun Kabir (born 3 January 1963) is an Indian politician from West Bengal, who is the current MLA from Naoda. A former Trinamool Congress MLA who previously served as a Minister of State during First Banerjee ministry.[1] Kabir's journey in politics was started from Congress. He came in limelight by winning at the 2011 Assembly election from newly established Rejinagar, but he resigned within a year[2] in 2012 and joined the ruling party TMC, who made them a minister of state. He could not continue as the minister for more than 6 months as he lost the bye-election in 2013. In 2015, he was expelled from Trinamool for 6 years for doing anti-party activities. TMC expelled him again in December, 2025 for his initiative of building a Babri-style mosque. Since then he has founded the AJUP and currently serves as its president.
Humayun Kabir | |
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Humayun Kabir in 2023 | |
| Minister of State (Independent Charge), Government of West Bengal | |
| In office 21 Nov 2012 – 18 May 2013 | |
| Governor | M.K. Narayanan |
| Chief Minister | Mamata Banerjee |
| Department | Animal Resources Development |
| President of the Aam Janata Unnayan Party | |
| Assumed office 22 December 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 4 May 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Sahina Mumtaz Begum |
| Constituency | Naoda |
| In office 7 May 2021 – 4 May 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Kamalesh Chatterjee |
| Constituency | Bharatpur |
| In office 24 May 2011 – 21 November 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Constituency | Rejinagar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 January 1963 Narkelbari, West Bengal, India |
| Party | Aam Janata Unnayan Party (2025–present) |
Other political affiliations | Trinamool Congress (2013–2016, 2021–2025) Bharatiya Janata Party (2018–2021) Independent (2016–2018) Indian National Congress (until 2013) |
| Spouse | Mira Sultana |
| Children | 2 |
Career
After being expelled by TMC in 2015, he contested as an independent candidate in 2016 elections to retain his Rejinagar seat from his predecessor Rabiul Alam Chowdhury but lost.[3] He joined Bharatiya Janata Party in 2018 and contested from Murshidabad seat during 2019 Indian general elections but lost to TMC.[4][5] After completing six years of expulsion, he rejoined TMC and won as MLA from Bharatpur seat.[6][7]
Humayun Kabir[8] was suspended from the Trinamool Congress after he reportedly proposed the construction of a Babri Masjid in Bengal in December 2025.[9] On 22 December 2025, he launched his own party, named Aam Janata Unnayan Party.
| 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 | — |
| 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 | AJUP | Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly |
Electoral Performance
Loksabha
| Year | Constituency | Party | Votes | Votes in
% |
Opponent | Opponent
Party |
Votes | IN% | Margin | Margin
in % |
Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Murshidabad | BJP | 2,47,809 | 17.05% | Abu Taher Khan | AITC | 604,346 | 41.57% | -3,56,537 | -24.52% | Lost |
Legislative Assembly
| West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Constituency | Party | Votes | Vote % | Opponent | Opponent Party | Opp Votes | Opp Vote % | Margin | Margin % | Result | ||
| 2011 | Rejinagar | INC | 77,542 | 49.74% | Sirajul Islam Mondal | RSP | 68,781 | 44.12% | 8,761 | 5.62% | Won | ||
| 2016 | Independent | 74,210 | 40.12% | Rabiul Alam Chowdhury | INC | 79,770 | 43.12% | -5,560 | -3% | Lost | |||
| 2021 | Bharatpur | AITC | 96,226 | 50.9% | Iman Kalyan Mukherjee | BJP | 53,143 | 28.11% | 43,083 | 22.79% | Won | ||
| 2026 | Rejinagar | JUP | 123,536 | 51.62% | Bapan Ghosh | 64,660 | 27.02% | 58,876 | 24.60% | Won
| |||
| Naoda | 86,463 | 39.02% | Rana Mandal | 58,520 | 26.41% | 27,943 | 12.61% | 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.[10][11]
