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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix =
| name = Bhagchand Saini Tankda
| honorific_suffix =
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| office = Member of the [[Rajasthan Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start = 3 December 2023
| term_end =
| successor =
| predecessor = Gajraj Khatana
| constituency = [[Bandikui Assembly constituency|Bandikui]]
| birth_date =
| birth_place = Gola Ka Bas, [[Dausa]], Rajasthan, India
| parents = Bholaram Saini (father)
| party = {{flagicon image|BJP flag.svg}} [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| alma_mater = [[Jaipur National University]]
| occupation = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]
| education = [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]]
| profession = Agriculture, business, politics
}}

'''Bhagchand Saini Tankda''' is an Indian politician from Rajasthan. He is a member of the [[16th Rajasthan Assembly|16th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly]] from the Bandikui Assembly constituency representing the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/bjp-mla-booked-for-assaultoutraging-modesty-of-woman/articleshow/109491789.cms|title=BJP MLA booked for assault, outraging modesty of woman|date=22 April 2024|via=The Economic Times – The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bandikui Assembly Rajasthan Election 2023 Results Live: Rajasthan constituency Results, Winner list and vote share {{!}} Hindustan Times |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/elections/rajasthan-assembly-election/Bandikui-85 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240713045623/https://www.hindustantimes.com/elections/rajasthan-assembly-election/bandikui-85 |archive-date=13 July 2024 |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en-us |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Tankda is from [[Bandikui]], [[Dausa district]], [[Rajasthan]]. He is the son of Bholaram Saini. He completed his graduation in arts from [[Jaipur National University]].

== Career ==
Tankda won from the [[Bandikui Assembly constituency]] representing the Bharatiya Janata Party in the [[2023 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bandikui Assembly Election Results 2023: Bandikui Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/rajasthan/bandikui-assembly-result-20085 |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> He polled 92,067 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Gajraj Khatana of the Indian National Congress, by a margin of 12,380 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bandikui Election Result 2023 LIVE Updates and Highlights: Bhagchand Tankda of BJP wins |url=https://www.news18.com/elections/bandikui-election-result-2023-live-updates-and-highlights-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mla-margin-8687067.html |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bandikui Assembly Election 2023: Bandikui Election Candidates List, Election Date, Chunav Results, Vote Share News in Hindi {{!}} बांदीकुई विधानसभा चुनाव परिणाम 2023 - AajTak |url=https://www.aajtak.in/elections/rajasthan/bandikui-assembly-result-20085 |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=आज तक |language=hi}}</ref>

He had earlier contested the [[2018 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election]] from the same seat as a candidate of the [[Bahujan Samaj Party]] (BSP), and in 2013 as a candidate of the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Bandikui Constituency Election Results 2023: Bandikui Assembly Seat Details, MLA Candidates & Winner |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/rajasthan/constituency-show/bandikui |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>

== Electoral record ==
=== 2023 Bandikui Assembly Election ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Candidate !! Party !! Result !! Votes !! Vote share
|-
| Bhagchand Tankda || {{flagicon image|BJP flag.svg}} Bharatiya Janata Party || Elected || 92,067 || 51.27%
|-
| Gajraj Khatana || {{flagicon image|Indian_National_Congress_Flag.svg}} Indian National Congress || Runner-up || 79,687 || 44.38%
|-
| Bhawani Singh Mall || {{flagicon image|Elephant_Bahujan_Samaj_Party.svg}} Bahujan Samaj Party || – || 3,308 || 1.84%
|}
<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/rajasthan/constituency-show/Bandikui|title=Bandikui Assembly Election Results 2023|website=The Times of India|access-date=2025-04-22}}</ref>

=== 2018 Bandikui Assembly Election ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Candidate !! Party !! Result !! Votes !! Vote share
|-
| Gajraj Khatana || {{flagicon image|Indian_National_Congress_Flag.svg}} Indian National Congress || Elected || 56,433 || 35.36%
|-
| Ram Kishor Sani || {{flagicon image|BJP flag.svg}} Bharatiya Janata Party || Runner-up || 51,669 || 32.37%
|-
| Bhagchand Saini || {{flagicon image|Elephant_Bahujan_Samaj_Party.svg}} Bahujan Samaj Party || – || 44,992 || 28.19%
|}
<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/rajasthan/constituency-show/Bandikui|title=Bandikui Assembly Election Results 2023|website=The Times of India|access-date=2025-04-22}}</ref>

== External links ==
* [https://www.facebook.com/bhagchandtankda/ Bhagchand Saini Tankda on Facebook]
* [https://www.instagram.com/bhagchandtankda/ Bhagchand Saini Tankda on Instagram]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Rajasthan MLAs 2023–2028]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Rajasthan]]
[[Category:People from Dausa district]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]

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