Shrish Chandra Dikshit

{{Short description|Indian politician}} {{Use Indian English|date=June 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = Shrish Chandra Dikshit | honorific_suffix = | image = | alt = | caption = | constituency = Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh<ref name=" Lok Sabha profile ">{{cite news|title=Lok Sabha profile|publisher=Lok Sabha website|accessdate=23 December 2013|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/3493.htm}}</ref> | office = MP, Lok Sabha | term = 10th Lok Sabha.<ref name=" Lok Sabha profile " /> | predecessor = Anil Kumar Shastri | successor = Shankar Prasad Jaiswal | constituency2 = | office2 = | term2 = | predecessor2 = | successor2 = | birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1926|01|03}}<ref name=" Lok Sabha profile " /> | birth_place = Raebareli, United Provinces, British India<ref name=" Lok Sabha profile " /> | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2014|04|08|1926|01|03}} | death_place = Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh, India | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | birth_name = | citizenship = {{flag|India}} | party = Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).<ref name=" Lok Sabha profile " /> | other_party =  | spouse = Mrs. Uma Dikshit.<ref name=" Lok Sabha profile " /> | partner =  | relations = | children = 2 sons & 3 daughters.<ref name=" Lok Sabha profile " /> | alma_mater = Lucknow University.<ref name=" Lok Sabha profile " /> | occupation = | profession = Police officer & Social worker.<ref name=" Lok Sabha profile " /> | cabinet = | committees = | portfolio = | signature = | signature_alt = | website = | footnotes = | blank1 = | data1 = | blank2 = | data2 = | blank3 = | data3 = | blank4 = | data4 = | blank5 = | data5 =  | nickname = | allegiance = | branch = | service_years = | rank = | unit = | commands = | battles = | awards = | military_blank1 = | military_data1 = | military_blank2 = | military_data2 = | military_blank3 = | military_data3 = | military_blank4 = | military_data4 = | military_blank5 = | military_data5 = }}

''' Shrish Chandra Dikshit ''' was an Indian Politician and Member of Parliament in the 10th Lok Sabha. Dikshit represented the Varanasi constituency of Uttar Pradesh and was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party political party.<ref name=" Lok Sabha profile " /> He died in April 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/91yearold-exmp-shirish-chandra-dixit-dies-after-prolonged-illness/463669-3-242.html |title=91-year-old ex-MP Shirish Chandra Dixit dies after prolonged illness – IBNLive |website=ibnlive.in.com |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140513010725/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/91yearold-exmp-shirish-chandra-dixit-dies-after-prolonged-illness/463669-3-242.html |archive-date=13 May 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Education & background== Dikshit was born in Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh.{{Citation needed|date= April 2018}} He attended the Lucknow University and gained LL.B & M.A. degrees.{{Citation needed|date= April 2018}} He was a retired I.P.S officer and after retirement, joined politics in 1984.<ref name=" Lok Sabha profile " /> He died at his hometown in Raebareli on 8 April 2014 and was given full Police honours at his cremation, which as per his instructions was done at an electric crematorium, so as to not waste wood. Also, his ashes were not immersed in the Ganges so as to not pollute it.{{Citation needed|date= April 2018}}

==Police Service==

Shrish Chandra Dikshit received I.P.S training at the Central Police Training College (C.P.T.C), Mount Abu.{{Citation needed|date= April 2018}} Dikshit served as First Class Magistrate, Subdivisional District Magistrate (SDM), SP, IG of CID, DG of Home Guard and held the post of DG for state of Uttar Pradesh from 1982 to 1984.{{Citation needed|date= April 2018}}

===Awards===

Dikshit has received following awards as an I.P.S officer.{{Citation needed|date= April 2018}}

:1973: Indian Police Medal for long and meritorious service.{{Citation needed|date= April 2018}}

:1980: President's Police Medal for distinguished service.{{Citation needed|date= April 2018}}

==Politics==

In 1984, Dikshit became a member of VHP. Due to his association with VHP and involvement with the Ram Janmabhoomi movement, in 1990 he was arrested and detained.

Dikshit was elected in 10th Lok Sabha from Varanasi constituency as a member of Bharatiya Janata Party.<ref name=" Lok Sabha profile " />

==Posts Held== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! # !! From !! To !! Position |- | 01 || 1991 || 1996 || Elected to 10th Lok Sabha |- |}

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