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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| office = Minister for Labour
| 1blankname = [[List of Chief Ministers of Assam|Chief Minister]]
| 1namedata = [[Hiteswar Saikia]]
| term_start = 30 June 1991
| term_end = 22 April 1996
| party = [[Indian National Congress]] (1978-2006)
| other_party = [[Nationalist Congress Party]] (2006)
| office2 = Member of [[Assam Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency2 = [[Doom Dooma (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Doom Dooma]]
| term2 = 21 March 1978 - 19 May 2006
| predecessor2 = Molia Tanti
| successor2 = Durga Bhumji
| spouse = {{marriage|Kamala Sawachi|1971|end=died}}
| children = 3
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1944|02|2|df=y}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2022|08|03|1944|02|2|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Gauhati Medical College and Hospital]], [[Assam]], [[India]]
| alma_mater = [[Gauhati University]]
| parents = Tilak Tanti (father)<br>Sonamoni Tanti (mother)
}}

'''Dileswar Tanti''' (2 February 1944 – 3 August 2022)<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Desk |first=Sentinel Digital |date=2022-08-04 |title=Former minister Dileswar Tanti passes away at GMCH - Sentinelassam |url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/north-east-india-news/assam-news/former-minister-dileswar-tanti-passes-away-at-gmch-605823 |access-date=2023-04-08 |website=www.sentinelassam.com |language=en}}</ref> was an Indian politician from the state of [[Assam]]. He was elected to the [[Doom Dooma (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Doom Dooma]] constituency 6 times and was a labour minister in the [[Hiteswar Saikia]] cabinet.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Doom Dooma Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency |url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/doomdooma-assam-assembly-constituency#2006 |access-date=2022-04-17 |website=resultuniversity.com}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Tanti ministership |url=http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/50847/10/10_chapter%201.pdf |publisher=shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/ |accessdate=2018-11-05}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Tanti was born to Tilak Tani and Someswari Tanti on 2 February 1944. He had his early education in Diboi. After he received his MA in Economics at Gauhati University, he served as a lecturer at Sonari college from 1970 to 1971. He then served as Assistant Secretary of [[Assam Chah Mazdoor Sangha]] (ACMS), Doom Dooma Branch from 1971 to 1978.<ref name=":2" />

== Political career ==
Tanti was the [[Indian National Congress]] candidate for [[Doom Dooma (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Doom Dooma]] in the [[1978 Assam Legislative Assembly election]]. He received 13023 votes, 39.2% of the total vote and defeated his nearest opponent by 4209 votes.<ref name=":1" />

He sought reelection in the [[1983 Assam Legislative Assembly election]]. He received 8531 votes, 72.19% of the total vote and was reelected.<ref name=":1" />

He was again the [[Indian National Congress]] candidate for [[Doom Dooma (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Doom Dooma]] in the [[1985 Assam Legislative Assembly election]]. He received 22755 votes, 51.24% of the total vote and he defeated his nearest opponent by 11797 votes.<ref name=":1" />

He was again the [[Indian National Congress]] candidate In the [[1991 Assam Legislative Assembly election]]. He received 36679 votes, 68.95% of the total vote and he defeated his nearest opponent by 29687 votes. He was made labour minister in the [[Hiteswar Saikia]] cabinet.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YgzaAAAAMAAJ |title=My Name is Today: Children in News |date=1995 |publisher=Butterflies. |language=en}}</ref>

He was again the [[Indian National Congress]] candidate for [[Doom Dooma (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Doom Dooma]] in 1996. He received 40505 votes, 67.17% of the total vote, defeating his nearest opponent by 29960 votes.<ref name=":1" />

Tanti was again the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] candidate for [[Doom Dooma (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Doom Dooma]] in 2001. He received 52846 votes, 77.93% of the total vote. He defeated his nearest opponent by 37878 votes.<ref name=":1" />

Tanti did not receive the congress nomination in the [[2006 Assam Legislative Assembly election]] and instead was the [[Nationalist Congress Party]] candidate. He received 17299 votes, coming third to Congress candidate [[Durga Bhumij]], after serving as [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] for 28 years.

== Personal life and death ==
Tanti married Kamala Tanti (née) in 1971 and they had 3 children. His wife predeceased him.<ref name=":2" />

Tanti published 3 books during his lifetime.<ref name=":2" />

On 13 July 2022, Tanti was admitted to the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital after being seriously ill for the days prior due a blood haemorrhage.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Desk |first=Sentinel Digital |date=2022-07-13 |title=Former Labour Minister Dileswar Tanti seriously ill, admitted to GMC - Sentinelassam |url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/north-east-india-news/assam-news/former-labour-minister-dileswar-tanti-seriously-ill-admitted-to-gmc-602250 |access-date=2023-04-08 |website=www.sentinelassam.com |language=en}}</ref> On 3 August 2022, Tanti died at the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital at the age of 78. He was survived by two daughters and a son. Several politicians paid tribute to him, including MLA [[Rupesh Gowala]] and former Union Minister [[Paban Singh Ghatowar]].<ref name=":2" />

== References ==
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[[Category:1944 births]]
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[[Category:Assam MLAs 1978–1983]]
[[Category:Assam MLAs 1983–1985]]
[[Category:Assam MLAs 1985–1991]]
[[Category:Assam MLAs 1991–1996]]
[[Category:Assam MLAs 1996–2001]]
[[Category:Assam MLAs 2001–2006]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Assam]]
[[Category:People from Tinsukia district]]
[[Category:State cabinet ministers of Assam]]

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