# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/mahendra-singh-tikait
# Generated: 2026-08-15T10:38:38.559Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/mahendra-singh-tikait"
name: "Mahendra Singh Tikait"
slug: "mahendra-singh-tikait"
description: "Ch. Mahendra Singh Tikait was an Indian farmer leader, activist, and president of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU), an organisation advocating for farmers’ rights in India. Tikait emerged as a distinguished figure in the history of Indian agriculture, leading numerous large-scale farmers’ movements, particularly in Western Uttar Pradesh, to demand fair prices for crops, loan waivers, and better agricultural policies. Nicknamed as Baba Tikait, he played a noted role in Jat community leadership of northern India. He was also Chaudhary (head) of the Baliyan Khap."
tagline: "Farmer leader and co-founder of Bharatiya Kisan Union"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Baba-Mahendra-Singh-Tikait.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "India"
  isoCode: "IN"
birthDate: "1935-10-06"
deathDate: "2011-05-15"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             2.987490802060339
  historical:           4.930206666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     35
  profileCompleteness:  50
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "ਮਹਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਟਿਕੈਤ"
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    title: "महेंद्र सिंह टिकैत"
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    title: "مہندر سنگھ ٹیکیت"
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    title: "மகேந்திர சிங் திகாயத்"
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    title: "Wikidata"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump