▁government , ▁though ▁this ▁never ▁occurred . ▁ ▁Ch ed di ▁and ▁Jan et ▁remained ▁in ▁j ail ▁for ▁five ▁months ; ▁they ▁were ▁subsequently ▁kept ▁under ▁house ▁arrest ▁for ▁two ▁years . ▁ ▁W inst on ▁Church ill ▁had ▁modified ▁the ▁Gu yan ese ▁constitution ▁to ▁prevent ▁her ▁and ▁Ch ed di ▁from ▁holding ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁President ▁or ▁Prime ▁Minister . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁she ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁to ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Assembly ▁from ▁Es sequ ib o ▁constitu ency ▁and ▁became ▁Minister ▁of ▁Labour , ▁Health ▁and ▁H ous ing . ▁Ret aining ▁his ▁popular ity , ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁Ch ed di ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁Prime ▁Minister . ▁ ▁Jan et ▁later ▁succeeded ▁Claude ▁Christian ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁Home ▁Affairs ▁upon ▁Christian ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁but ▁res igned ▁from ▁the ▁Cab inet ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁As ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁E lections ▁Commission ▁for ▁the ▁opposition ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁she ▁expressed ▁concern ▁about ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁vote ▁rig ging . ▁She ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁P PP ▁newspaper ▁Mir ror ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁ ▁J agan ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁Parliament ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁and ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁and ▁ 1 9 9