Mahendra Singh Tikait (6 October 1935[1] – 15 May 2011) was an Indian farmer leader from the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.

[4] Tikait's rally at Delhi's Boat Club lawns in 1988 drew nearly five lakh farmers from Uttar Pradesh and occupied the entire stretch from Vijay Chowk to India Gate.

The Rajiv Gandhi government bowed to his 35-point charter of demands that included higher prices for sugarcane and the waiving of electricity and water charges for farmers.

[4] In 1992, Tikait was back in Lucknow to stage a month-long sit-in panchayat in pursuance of his demand for writing off farmers' loans up to ₹10,000.

[4] Tikait was arrested on several occasions, the last being on 2 April 2008 for allegedly making derogatory caste-based remarks against the then Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati at a rally in Bijnore on 30 March 2008.