He was the candidate for Watford in the 2005 General Election, a marginal seat, coming third with 14,634 (29.6%); The Almanac of British Politics said he "did well not to be squeezed by the other two" main party candidates and journalist David Aaronovitch called him a "young, energetic DJ with an excellent website and a nimble way with policy". During the campaign, Miraj noted that "Muslims are not the flavour of the month right now and we have a massive PR job to do." He said some voters told him they would not vote for him because he was a Muslim.
