Sarjis Alam’s documents show income mismatch

National Citizen Party candidate Sarjis Alam has declared conflicting income figures in documents submitted to the Election Commission.

In his affidavit, the 27-year-old postgraduate listed Tk 9 lakh as annual business income, while his tax return for 2025–26 shows Tk 28.05 lakh -- more than three times higher. Both figures appear separately in the affidavit.

Sarjis, contesting from Panchagarh-1, described himself as a businessman. His affidavit also shows inconsistencies between declared assets and the net wealth reported in his tax return. While the tax return lists total assets worth Tk 33.73 lakh, the affidavit's breakdown accounts for significantly less.

According to the affidavit, Sarjis holds liquid assets of Tk 5.61 lakh: Tk 3.11 lakh in cash, Tk 1 lakh in banks (without naming institutions or accounts), and Tk 1.5 lakh in electronic goods and furniture.

He also declared 16.5 decimals of agricultural land, noted as "gifted", with an acquisition value of Tk 7,500 and an estimated market value of Tk 5 lakh.

Sarjis paid Tk 52,500 in income tax for the 2025-2026 assessment year.

In his election expenditure statement, Sarjis said he expects to receive Tk 11 lakh in gifts from four well-wishers who are not his relatives and another Tk 2 lakh in loans from an individual.

According to the document, he is also receiving funds in gifts from his father-in-law, mother-in-law, and paternal and maternal uncles.

However, the exact amount could not be ascertained, as the first digits of the six-digit figures were illegible in the scanned document available on the EC website. Based on the visible digits, it appears he is receiving at least Tk 1 lakh from each of them. He also listed a contribution of at least Tk 1 lakh from his brother-in-law as a loan.

He faces one criminal case filed in Gazipur.