He lost the seat in the 2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, finishing in second place with 14,239 votes (29.77%).Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2000 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF BIHAR However, he managed to regain the Simaria seat in the 2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election (Jharkhand had been carved out of Bihar, and Simaria was now part of the new state). He obtained 31,858 votes (30.2%).Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2005 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF JHARKHAND He served as Parliamentary Secretary of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly between 30 July 2005 and 17 September 2006.Jharkhand Legislative Assembly. झारखण्ड विधानसभा के संसदीय सचिव
