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Deepika Shori is an Indian advocate, social worker, and political leader from Sukma, Chhattisgarh. She currently holds the position of Member of the Chhattisgarh State Women's Commission, Government of Chhattisgarh, a role she has held since 13 October 2024, with additional responsibility as In-charge for the Bastar division and Additional Charge for the Raipur division. She has also held multiple leadership positions within the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) and allied organizations, and is the founder of Bastar Kshitij Samajik Seva Samiti, a voluntary social service organization based in Sukma.

Early Life

Deepika Shori was born on 27 February 1988 in Sukma, Chhattisgarh, to Shri Sant Kumar Shori and Smt. Rekha Shori. She belongs to the Gond community, a Scheduled Tribe. She hails from Village & Post Pakela, Roadpara, Block Chindgarh, District Sukma, Chhattisgarh.

Education

B.Sc. (Biotechnology) – Bastar University, Jagdalpur
M.Sc. (Chemistry) – Bastar University, Jagdalpur
PGDCA – Bastar University, Jagdalpur
LL.B. (Gold Medalist) – Bastar University, Jagdalpur
LL.M., Constitution of India (Merit category) – Pandit Ravishankar University, Raipur
Ph.D. (in progress)

Career

Deepika Shori is a practicing Advocate by profession. Prior to her legal and public career, she worked for ten years as a government school teacher across two separate tenures under the Shikshakarmi Cadre 3 and Cadre 2, before resigning from service to pursue advocacy and public life.

Organizational Positions Held

Earlier Tenure

District Chhatra Pramukh (Women's Wing Head), Bastar – Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), 2007–2011
Mandal Vice-President, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), 2011
District Secretary, BJYM, 2011–2013
State Working Committee Member, BJYM Chhattisgarh, 2012–2016 and 2016–2020
In-charge, Kanya Shakti Sanyojika (Girls' Empowerment Coordinator), Bastar Division, 2021–2022
In-charge, District Organization, BJYM, Narayanpur (2020–2021) and Kondagaon (2021–2022)
State Vice-President, Bharat Scouts & Guides, Chhattisgarh, 2016–2020

Current Responsibilities

State Vice-President, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, Chhattisgarh, 2021–2023 and 2023 onward
State Working Committee Member, Scheduled Tribes Cell, Chhattisgarh, 2021–2023 and 2023 onward
BJP State Media TV Panelist, Chhattisgarh, from 22 January 2023
G-20 State Member, Chhattisgarh, from January 2023
State Member, Employment Generation Committee (Swavlamban Bharat Abhiyan), from 23 February 2023
BJP Special Invitee Member, District Sukma, from 2023
In-charge, District Organization, BJYM, Bijapur, from 1 March 2023
Member, Social Media Committee, Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha Election 2023

Present Responsibility (Nominated Position)

Member, Chhattisgarh State Women's Commission, Government of Chhattisgarh, from 13 October 2024
In-charge, Bastar Division; Additional Charge, Raipur Division

Social Responsibility

Deepika Shori is the founder of Bastar Kshitij Samajik Seva Samiti, Sukma, Chhattisgarh, a voluntary organization operating since 2018 and formally registered on 15 November 2022 (Registration No. 122202274792, GST No. 22AANAB2591B1Z4).

Key initiatives undertaken through this committee include:

Free distribution of Lord Ganesh idols across 60 villages of Sukma district over five years, with coverage expanding annually
Organizing an annual Ganesh festival (Bhandara) in Ramaram village for two consecutive years (2024–2025)
Distribution of 5,000 stitched masks, 100 litres of sanitizer, and dry ration kits in Chindgarh block during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020–21)
Rebuilding a home and providing essential supplies for a 90-year-old flood-affected woman in Konta block
Running a continuous tree-plantation programme across Chindgarh, Sukma, and Konta blocks since 2023, with over 600 saplings planted
Providing flood relief — including dry rations, clothing, utensils, and meals for 1,000 people — to Chitalnar Gram Panchayat after the severe 2024 flood

Social Work

State General Secretary (Women's Wing), Tribal Gaurav Samaj, Chhattisgarh, from 19 December 2024
President, Gayatri Shakti Peeth, Chindgarh Women's Wing, District Sukma, from 1 February 2021
Trustee, Gayatri Shakti Peeth Trust, Sukma, 2021–2023 and from 2024
Departmental Coordinator, Sampoorna Shakti Sangam 2025 programme, Saraswati Shishu Mandir

Political Work

Deepika Shori has been actively engaged in political organization and grassroots development across the Naxal-affected regions of Bastar division for over a decade. Key contributions include:

Election Management

Conducted party responsibilities for Konta Assembly Constituency No. 90 during the 2018 Vidhan Sabha elections
Conducted the 2019 urban local body and three-tier panchayat elections
Conducted party responsibilities in Chindgarh block during the 2023 Konta Assembly Constituency No. 90 elections
Managed 20 polling booths in Naxal-affected Chindgarh block during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections for Bastar Constituency No. 10, securing a lead of 954 votes across 14 booths
Conducted the 2024 urban local body and three-tier panchayat elections in Sukma district

Organizational and Student Leadership

District Coordinator, State-level Speech Competition on Integral Humanism (Ekatma Manavvad), October 2014
District Coordinator, lecture series for the Golden Jubilee Year of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay's philosophy, February 2015
Election In-charge, Students' Union election, Dateshwari Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Jagdalpur, 2014 and 2015 — all four ABVP-backed candidates won in 2014, including the first ABVP-backed Chhatra Sachiv (Students' Secretary) at Bastar University
In-charge, Students' Union election, Bastar University, 2016 — all four seats won by ABVP
Dhamtari In-charge, BJYM, organized the District Working Committee meeting at Dugli village, 2017
Active participant, State-level workshop for BJYM's Kanya Shakti Sanyojika, Raipur, March 2017
Enrolled over 1,000 new members during the BJP membership drive, 2015
Participated in the month-and-a-half-long movement for improved rail facilities for Bastar, 2015
Participated in the 7-day Rashtra Sevika Samiti training camp, Dhamtari, 2015

Grassroots Development Work (2018–Present)

Completed the first phase of visits to over 207 villages in Naxal-affected areas; second phase ongoing
Facilitated new borewell installations and repairs in panchayats including Pondum, Jheerum, Udalatarai, Hamirgarh, Kasanpal, Palem, Birsatpal, and Dhurras
Conducted free legal awareness camps for Scheduled Tribe women in Konta, Sukma, and Kookanar
Resolved villagers' grievances at the Gram Panchayat level across interior Sukma district since 2018
Secured pending wage payments for labourers in villages including Doleras, Badampal, and Palem
Resolved irregularities in Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana housing through public hearings (Jan Chaupal), completing incomplete houses in Doleras, Kankapal, Kookanar, Sautnar, Kumakolenge, Nayapara, Rokel, and Kalewang
Facilitated road repairs, new ration shop sanctions, and honoured retired employees and army personnel
Honoured journalists of the district as "Corona Warriors" during the COVID-19 pandemic
Helped stranded labourers from Sukma district return home from Goa, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, and Maharashtra during the COVID-19 pandemic
Formed women's self-help groups producing phenyl, tree guards, mahua laddus, soap, ready-to-eat food, and tamarind products, with exports facilitated to Raipur and Delhi
Secured new transformers and electricity poles for several Gram Panchayats, including restoring power within 3 days in Pondum (Chindgarh) after a 4-month outage
Secured government approval for new mobile towers across 13 Gram Panchayats, including Palem and Surepal, to support online education during the pandemic
Facilitated the installation of the first handpumps since independence in Pondum, Palem, Dhurras, and Kureli village (Hamirgarh Panchayat)
Secured wage payment disbursements under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, including ₹2,80,000 in Gram Panchayat Doleras and nearly ₹10,00,000 in Badanpal village (Chiurwada Panchayat)
Resolved electricity connection issues and secured new transformers in Pandum, Chitalnar, Mankapal, and Gadmaras
Filed RTI applications regarding Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana housing, resulting in the completion of around 350 previously unstarted houses across Sukma district
Organized free martial arts training programmes for Scheduled Tribe girls
Distributed free study materials and school uniforms, and gifted meritorious students to encourage education in rural areas

Personal Life

Deepika Shori is unmarried. She resides at Mahadev Ward No. 09, near Mini Stadium, beside LIB Bhawan, Sukma, Chhattisgarh.

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-'''Deepika Shori''' is an Indian advocate, social worker, and political leader from Sukma, Chhattisgarh. She currently serves as a Member of the Chhattisgarh State Women's Commission, Government of Chhattisgarh, and has held multiple leadership positions within the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) and allied organizations. She is also the founder of Bastar Kshitij Samajik Seva Samiti, a voluntary social service organization based in Sukma.
+'''Deepika Shori''' is an Indian advocate, social worker, and political leader from Sukma, Chhattisgarh. She currently holds the position of Member of the Chhattisgarh State Women's Commission, Government of Chhattisgarh, a role she has held since 13 October 2024, with additional responsibility as In-charge for the Bastar division and Additional Charge for the Raipur division. She has also held multiple leadership positions within the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) and allied organizations, and is the founder of Bastar Kshitij Samajik Seva Samiti, a voluntary social service organization based in Sukma.
 ==Early Life==