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{{Short description|22nd Deputy Speaker of the Assam Legislative Assembly}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}

{{Infobox officeholder
| office = [[List of speakers of the Assam Legislative Assembly |Deputy Speaker]] of [[Assam Legislative Assembly]]
| successor2 = Pallab Lochan Das
| 1blankname = [[List of speakers of the Assam Legislative Assembly |Speaker]]
| occupation = Politician
| parents = Othara Tanti (Father)
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| successor4 = Abhjit Hazarika
| predecessor4 = [[Golok Rajbanshi]]
| predecessor3 = [[Joseph Toppo]]
| successor3 = [[Habul Chakraborty]]
| predecessor2 = Abhjit Hazarika
| office2 = Member of [[Assam Legislative Assembly]]
| successor = [[Dilip Kumar Paul]]
| predecessor = [[Pranati Phukan]]
| constituency3 = [[Dhekiajuli (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dhekiajuli]]
| constituency4 = [[Rangapara (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Rangapara]]
| constituency2 = [[Rangapara (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Rangapara]]
| term4 = 1996 - 2006
| term3 = 11 November 2009 - 13 May 2011
| term2 = 13 May 2011 - 19 May 2016
| term = 6 June 2011 - 19 May 2016
| 1namedata = [[Pranab Kumar Gogoi]]
| image = Bhimananda Tanti addressing the gathering at the Public Information Campaign on Bharat Nirman, organized by Press Information Bureau, Guwahati, at Tezpur, Assam on February 19, 2014 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Tanti in 2014
}}

'''Bhimananda Tanti''' (born {{Circa|1956}})<ref name=":2" /> is an [[Indian politician]] from the state of [[Assam]]. He is a former Member of [[Assam Legislative Assembly]] and a former Deputy Speaker of the Assembly.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Rangapara Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency |url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/rangapara-assam-assembly-constituency#2006 |access-date=2022-03-07 |website=resultuniversity.com}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Shri Bhimananda Tanti(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- Rangapara (Tezpur) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://myneta.info/assam2011/candidate.php?candidate_id=324 |access-date=2022-03-07 |website=myneta.info}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Talukdar |first=Sushanta |date=2009-11-11 |title=Congress wins both Assam seats |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/Congress-wins-both-Assam-seats/article16891350.ece |access-date=2022-03-07 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-08-28 |title=List of Deputy Speakers since 1937 |url=http://assamassembly.gov.in/dyspeaker-list.html |access-date=2022-03-07 |website= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828212623/http://assamassembly.gov.in/dyspeaker-list.html |archive-date=28 August 2021 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Tanti is the son of the late Othara Tanti. He has a [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A]] from [[Gauhati University]], [[Darrang College|Darrang college]] [[Tezpur]] in 1972.

== Political career ==
Tanti was the [[Indian National Congress]] candidate for the [[Rangapara (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Rangapara]] constituency in 1996. He received 32555 votes, 47.67% of the total vote. He defeated his nearest opponent by 14195 votes and became Member of [[Assam Legislative Assembly]] for Rangapara, succeeding Golok Rabjanshi.

In the 2001 Assam Legislative Assembly election, Tanti received 40043 votes, 51.28% of the total vote, defeating his nearest opponent by 22579 votes.

In the [[2006 Assam Legislative Assembly election]] Tanti was again the Indian National Congress candidate for Rangapara. He received 31065 votes, coming second and losing to BJP candidate Abhjit Hazarika.

In 2009, sitting [[Asom Gana Parishad|AGP]] [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] [[Joseph Toppo]] was elected to the [[Lok Sabha]] which triggered a by-election in [[Dhekiajuli (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dhekiajuli]]. Tanti was the [[Indian National Congress]] candidate for the constituency and defeated his nearest competitor by over 21000 votes.<ref name=":1" />

Instead of seeking reelection in Dhekiajuli, in the [[2011 Assam Legislative Assembly election]] Tanti instead sought the Rangapara constituency. He received 40364 votes, 40.32% of the total vote and he again became Member of [[Assam Legislative Assembly]] for Rangapara. On 6 June 2011, Tanti was elected uncontested as [[Deputy speaker|Deputy Speaker]] of Assam Legislative Assembly.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 9, 2011 |title=Bhimananda Tanti deputy speaker Guwahati |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/bhimananda-tanti-deputy-speakerguwahati/articleshow/8778956.cms |access-date=2022-03-08 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> There were 6 nominations from Congress and none from the opposition.

In the [[2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election]], Tanti sought reelection. He received 28606 votes, 24.35% of the total vote. He lost to [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] candidate [[Pallab Lochan Das]] by 22991 votes.<ref name=":0" />

== References ==
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[[Category:Assam MLAs 1996–2001]]
[[Category:Assam MLAs 2006–2011]]
[[Category:Assam MLAs 2011–2016]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Assam]]
[[Category:Deputy speakers of the Assam Legislative Assembly]]
[[Category:Assam MLAs 2001–2006]]

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CarlotaMacadam7 at 17:59, 4 July 2025