Former Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Humayun Kabir has entered the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections at the head of his newly formed party Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AUJP).
Seeking to create a new political alternative, Kabir focused his campaign on… Murshidabad district, a region in which he has historically maintained significant influence.
Kabir chose to challenge the established order by contesting from two major constituencies: Reginagar and Naoda. He was able to win both seats by a margin of more than 58,000 votes and more than 27,000 votes, respectively.
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Humayun Kabir’s rivals in 2026 elections
In Reginagar, Kabir faces TMC’s Attur Rahman, BJP’s Baban Ghosh and Congress’s Jello Sik. In Naoda, Kabir faces TMC’s Shahina Mumtaz Khan, BJP’s Rana Mandal and Congress’ Matur Rahman.
Kabir was previously associated with the Congress, Trinamool Congress and the BJP. He won the 2021 Assembly elections from Bharatpur on a TMC ticket. After being expelled from the party, he formed the AUJP and began organizing for elections.
The party initially planned to contest a large number of seats and also announced an alliance with the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen. (AIMIM), which later ended.
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Who is Humayun Kabir?
Kabir started his political career with the Congress and later joined the Trinamool Congress. He also briefly moved to the BJP after leaving the TMC before returning again. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, he contested as the BJP candidate from Murshidabad but lost.
He came into limelight after supporting the proposal to build a Babri-style mosque in Beldanga on December 6, the anniversary of the demolition of the Babri Mosque. The proposal led to political tension and the suspension of his Trinamool Congress membership.
A video later surfaced in which he allegedly claimed to call BJP leaders and discussed voter mobilization in exchange for money. Kabir denied the allegations. Following this development, AUJP’s alliance with AIMIM ended.
Reginagar district profile
Reginagar is a rural assembly constituency in Murshidabad district. It is part of the Baharampur Lok Sabha seat and was created in 2011. It includes parts of Beldanga I and Beldanga II blocks.
The seat has seen changes in party control since its formation. The Congress party won in 2011. Humayun Kabir won that election as the TMC candidate. After switching parties, he lost the by-election in 2013. Congress regained its seat in the by-poll and retained it in 2016 and 2021. In 2021, Congress’ Rabiul Alam Chowdhury defeated the BJP’s candidate by a wide margin.
In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the Trinamool Congress led in this segment, with Yusuf Pathan ahead of the Congress candidate.
The district includes more than 2.7 thousand voters. About 65% of voters are Muslims, with a smaller share from Scheduled Castes. It is completely rural. Agriculture is the main occupation, with rice, jute and mustard being the major crops. The area has basic road and rail connectivity via NH-12 and Ranaghat-Lagola line.
Naoda constituency file
Naoda is also a rural constituency in Murshidabad and is part of Baharampur Lok Sabha seat. It was founded in 1951 and witnessed 18 Assembly elections.
The Congress won the seat most, followed by the RSP and Trinamool Congress. In recent years, the Transitional Military Council has strengthened its position. She won the bypoll in 2019 and again in 2021 by a large margin.
Earlier, Congress member Abu Tahir Khan held the seat for multiple terms before joining the TMC and moving to Parliament. After his resignation, the TMC secured a bypoll seat through Shahina Mumtaz Begum, who retained it in 2021.
The Lok Sabha results show a shift over time from the Congress to the Trinamool Congress in this sector.
Nauda has more than 2.5 thousand voters, of whom about 66% are Muslim voters. The seat is completely rustic. Agriculture is the main economic activity, with rice, jute and vegetables. The area also experiences seasonal migration for work.
The Trinamool Congress entered the elections with an organizational advantage in both seats.
