Career
He was first elected to the Lok Sabha from Ujjain constituency in Madhya Pradesh state in 1971 as a Bharatiya Jana Sangh candidate. He was elected to the 6th, 7th, 9th and 10th Lok Sabha (1977-1984, and 1989-1996) from Shajapur constituency (reserved for Scheduled Caste candidates) in Madhya Pradesh state.
