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Baharampur: Humayun Kabir warns doctors again. The Trinamool MLA from Bharatpur is targeting the doctors and junior doctors of Baharampur Medical. He has threatened, “The day I get out of jail, I will take 50,000 people to Baharampur Medical College.” Humayun Kabir said, “I am keeping an eye on the movements and activities of the doctors. What happens in the Baharampur Medical College, and what the junior doctors do… staying in government buildings… breathing the air of the government’s electricity and AC, breathing the air of fashion… sleeping in buildings, I am keeping an eye on everything. The day I come face to face… I will first tell you what I did to you that you filed an FIR in my name. The Baharampur police station again filed a non-bailable section against me… I did not take bail. I will not take bail. Let them arrest me. Put me in jail. I will come out of jail after working hard. That day, I will take 50,000 people to the Baharampur Medical College. Humayun Kabir alone. I will not break the party. Humayun Kabir has the power to gather 50,000 people. I will come back after working hard. That day, I will understand the reckoning. Those who are the leaders of the Baharampur Medicals Those who are sitting. IMA Association is showing.”  What did Humayun Kabir say on September 11th, due to which an FIR was filed against him? The Trinamool MLA said, “People are also dying, so why should doctors be protected? If people go to the hospital today and do not get service and their lives are lost, they die… then who will take responsibility if they (doctors) are affected by that public anger? If they say we will go on a pen strike, the Constitution has given us the right to surround that building with the people.” The Indian Medical Association, IMA’s Berhampur branch, has written to the Superintendent of Police requesting an FIR to be lodged against the comments made by the Trinamool MLA of Bharatpur in Murshidabad. The doctors have signed the letter. They allege that the Trinamool MLA of Bharatpur has threatened to beat up doctors. He has incited people to take the law into their own hands. The doctors’ organization has also demanded increased security for doctors due to the threats. The IMA’s Berhampur branch is going to submit a deputation to the District Magistrate today with the same demand. The Trinamool MLA’s response has not been received yet.

Baharampur: The election bell is ringing. Former MP and Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has become a candidate in this year’s assembly elections from Baharampur assembly constituency . At the same time, he has submitted his affidavit. The affidavit shows details like his financial status, criminal cases against him, details of his assets. Apart from this, his professional information is also included in the affidavit submitted by him. Personal and political information Adhir Chowdhury’s affidavit states that he is 70 years old, a resident of Berhampur and is contesting from the Congress. According to the affidavit, his name is included in the voter list under the Berhampur assembly constituency. Income and income tax information The affidavit says that his income has been increasing and decreasing continuously in the last few years. In the financial year 2024-25, his income was only 25,070 taka. And the year before that, his income was 11,85,220 taka. That is, his income has decreased by about 97 percent in 1 year. Although his wife’s income has increased gradually compared to him. Criminal case The affidavit submitted by Adhir Chowdhury reveals that there are a total of 5 cases against him. All these 5 cases are pending. However, he has not been convicted in any of the cases so far.  He is facing charges of assault, threats and creating unrest, creating public disorder and obstructing government work, inciting communal discord, and even attempted murder in one case. How much property does Adhir have? The affidavit says that Adhir Chowdhury has assets worth more than 7 crore taka, including immovable and movable assets. His wife has assets worth about 5 crore 50 lakh taka. He himself has movable assets worth about 48 lakh 40 thousand taka. This includes 94 thousand 500 taka in cash, bonds, provident fund, life insurance, 200 grams of gold and a car. Adhir’s wife has gold worth around 1 crore taka. She also has a car. And in total, her movable assets are around 1 crore 27 lakh taka. Adhir Chowdhury does not have any agricultural land or similar land in his own name. He also does not have any loans. Although his wife has land in Delhi, Kolkata, and Berhampur. Although it is not agricultural land. Apart from this, one of his dependents also has land and a house in his name. Most of these properties were purchased in 2015. Although Adhir does not have any immovable property in his name, his wife has properties worth several crores of rupees in her name. Apart from this, there is also a loan of 7 lakh 91 thousand rupees in the name of Adhir’s wife. A candidate’s affidavit presents a clear picture of the candidate to the voters. It reveals how much money the candidate has and whether he has any legal complications. This is very important in any democratic process.

For several months after the last Lok Sabha elections, the municipality had stopped paying their salaries. Adhir Chowdhury has written to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee multiple times regarding this matter.Many municipalities across West Bengal, especially those controlled by opposition parties (Congress, Left Front, BJP), have repeatedly alleged that the state government withholds or delays release of funds, making it impossible for them to pay salaries to employees. This has been a long-standing political flashpoint, with opposition-ruled municipalities accusing the TMC government of financial discrimination.

NEW DELHI: In West Bengal’s Baharampur, BJP’s Subrata Maitra received 91,088 votes, defeating INC’s Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury by 17,548 votes. INC’s Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury received 73,540 votes.There were a total of 2,40,830 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Baharampur Assembly constituency, of whom 1,18,741 were male, 1,22,079 female and 10 belonged to the third gender.West Bengal voted across 294 seats in two phases on April 23 and April 29, recording a combined turnout of nearly 93 per cent — the highest since Independence and one of the largest in Indian electoral history.

As the Election Commission of India (ECI) counts the votes on Monday for the 2026 assembly elections in West Bengal that were held in two phases, all eyes have turned to the Baharampur assembly constituency, which witnessed political parties fielding their top leaders and heavyweights.  The Baharampur assembly constituency saw a triangular contest this year between veteran Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Subrata Maitra and Naru Gopal Mukherjee of the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC). Chowdhury’s entry in the West Bengal assembly elections has made the contest in Baharampur interesting. He earlier represented the Baharampur Lok Sabha constituency, but lost to TMC’s Yusuf Pathan in the 2024 parliamentary elections. 

Kolkata, May 4 (PTI) Aam Janata Unnayan Party founder Humyaun Kabir on Monday complained about the lack of seating arrangements for counting agents of political parties at centres where counting of votes at West Bengal’s Baharampur is underway.Counting of votes for the high-stakes assembly elections in West Bengal began at 8 am on Monday, with the verdict set to decide whether the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC returns to power for a fourth consecutive term or the BJP scripts history by forming its first government in the state.

Baharampur Assembly Election Results 2026 Live Updates: Baharampur, a general category Assembly constituency in Murshidabad district and part of the Baharampur Lok Sabha seat, is witnessing a high-stakes three-cornered contest with Subrata Maitra of the BJP taking on Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury of the Congress and Naru Gopal Mukherjee of the Trinamool Congress.