Shrish Chandra Dikshit was an Indian Politician and Member of Parliament in the 10th Lok Sabha.

[1] 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.

[citation needed] 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.

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.