# Shrish Chandra Dikshit > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Shrish_Chandra_Dikshit > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Shrish_Chandra_Dikshit.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrish_Chandra_Dikshit > Source revision: 1348391725 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{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](/source/Varanasi_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)), [Uttar Pradesh](/source/Uttar_Pradesh){{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}} | office = [MP](/source/Member_of_Parliament), [Lok Sabha](/source/Lok_Sabha) | term = [10th Lok Sabha](/source/10th_Lok_Sabha). | predecessor = [Anil Kumar Shastri](/source/Anil_Kumar_Shastri) | successor = [Shankar Prasad Jaiswal](/source/Shankar_Prasad_Jaiswal) | constituency2 = | office2 = | term2 = | predecessor2 = | successor2 = | birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1926|01|03}} | birth_place = [Raebareli](/source/Raebareli), [United Provinces](/source/United_Provinces_of_British_India), [British India](/source/British_Raj) | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2014|04|08|1926|01|03}} | death_place = [Raebareli](/source/Raebareli), Uttar Pradesh, India | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | birth_name = | citizenship = {{flag|India}} | party = [Bharatiya Janata Party](/source/Bharatiya_Janata_Party) (BJP). | other_party = | spouse = Mrs. Uma Dikshit. | partner = | relations = | children = 2 sons & 3 daughters. | alma_mater = [Lucknow University](/source/University_of_Lucknow). | occupation = | profession = [Police officer](/source/Director_General_of_Police) & [Social work](/source/Social_work)er. | 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](/source/Parliament_of_India) in the [10th Lok Sabha](/source/10th_Lok_Sabha). Dikshit represented the [Varanasi](/source/Varanasi_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)) constituency of [Uttar Pradesh](/source/Uttar_Pradesh) and was a member of the [Bharatiya Janata Party](/source/Bharatiya_Janata_Party) political party. He died in April 2014.{{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}} ==Education & background== Dikshit was born in [Raebareli](/source/Raebareli), [Uttar Pradesh](/source/Uttar_Pradesh).{{Citation needed|date= April 2018}} He attended the [Lucknow University](/source/University_of_Lucknow) and gained [LL.B](/source/Bachelor_of_Laws) & [M.A.](/source/Master_of_Arts) degrees.{{Citation needed|date= April 2018}} He was a retired [I.P.S](/source/Indian_Police_Service) officer and after retirement, joined politics in 1984. 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](/source/Indian_Police_Service) training at the Central Police Training College (C.P.T.C), [Mount Abu](/source/Mount_Abu).{{Citation needed|date= April 2018}} Dikshit served as [First Class Magistrate](/source/Magistrate), Subdivisional District Magistrate (SDM), [SP](/source/Superintendent_of_police_(India)), [IG](/source/Inspector_general) of [CID](/source/Criminal_Investigation_Department), [DG](/source/Director_General_of_Police) of [Home Guard](/source/Home_Guard_(India)) and held the post of [DG](/source/Director_General_of_Police) for state of [Uttar Pradesh](/source/Uttar_Pradesh) from 1982 to 1984.{{Citation needed|date= April 2018}} ===Awards=== Dikshit has received following awards as an [I.P.S officer](/source/Indian_Police_Service).{{Citation needed|date= April 2018}} :1973: Indian Police Medal for long and meritorious service.{{Citation needed|date= April 2018}} :1980: [President's](/source/President_of_India) Police Medal for distinguished service.{{Citation needed|date= April 2018}} ==Politics== In 1984, Dikshit became a member of [VHP](/source/Vishva_Hindu_Parishad). Due to his association with [VHP](/source/Vishva_Hindu_Parishad) and involvement with the [Ram Janmabhoomi movement](/source/Ram_Janmabhoomi), in 1990 he was arrested and detained. Dikshit was elected in [10th Lok Sabha](/source/10th_Lok_Sabha) from [Varanasi constituency](/source/Varanasi_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)) as a member of [Bharatiya Janata Party](/source/Bharatiya_Janata_Party). ==Posts Held== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! # !! From !! To !! Position |- | 01 || 1991 || 1996 || Elected to [10th Lok Sabha](/source/10th_Lok_Sabha) |- |} ==See also== {{Portal|India}} *[10th Lok Sabha](/source/10th_Lok_Sabha) *[Politics of India](/source/Politics_of_India) *[Parliament of India](/source/Parliament_of_India) *[Government of India](/source/Government_of_India) *[Varanasi (Lok Sabha constituency)](/source/Varanasi_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)) *[Ram Janmabhoomi](/source/Ram_Janmabhoomi) == References == {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Dikshit, Shrish Chandra}} Category:India MPs 1991–1996 Category:1926 births Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh Category:Lok Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh Category:Politicians from Varanasi Category:2014 deaths Category:Indian police officers Category:Vishva Hindu Parishad members Category:People from Raebareli --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Shrish Chandra Dikshit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrish_Chandra_Dikshit) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrish_Chandra_Dikshit?action=history)). 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