After the murder of her brother S. Zorig in November 1998, she entered politics, and won the by-election in her brother's constituency in Dornod, the birthplace of their father Sanjaasuren.
After the murder of her brother S. Zorig, a Mongolian pro-democracy leader, in November 1998, she entered politics. She won the by-elections in her brother's constituency in Dornod, the birthplace of their father Sanjaasuren.