▁advis er ▁to ▁Star V ision , ▁Ger h ana ▁production ▁studio . ▁Though ▁he ▁was ▁initially ▁sl ated ▁to ▁play ▁Pol t ak ▁for ▁just ▁several ▁episodes , ▁his ▁role ▁was ▁extended ▁due ▁to ▁popular ity ▁with ▁the ▁audience . ▁Later , ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁he ▁star red ▁in ▁the ▁religious ▁film ▁S aj ad ah ▁Ka ' bah . ▁ ▁Sit omp ul ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁cadre ▁of ▁P em uda ▁P anc as ila . ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁Sit omp ul ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁legisl ative ▁election , ▁contest ing ▁a ▁People ' s ▁Represent ative ▁Council ▁( D PR ) ▁seat ▁from ▁West ▁Java ▁under ▁Gol kar , ▁but ▁failed ▁to ▁gain ▁a ▁seat . ▁He ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Gol kar ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁He ▁then ▁left ▁Gol kar ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Party , ▁successfully ▁se cur ing ▁a ▁seat ▁in ▁D PR ▁from ▁North ▁Sum atra ' s ▁ 3 rd ▁district . ▁His ▁party ▁appointed ▁Sit omp ul ▁to ▁the ▁chairman ▁of ▁D PR ' s ▁third ▁commission ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁but ▁the ▁move ▁was ▁blocked ▁by ▁other ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁commission ▁such ▁as ▁B amb ang ▁So es at yo ▁and ▁Sit omp ul ▁eventually ▁with d rew ▁his ▁bid ▁for ▁the ▁position . ▁He ▁was ▁re elect ed ▁following ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁legisl ative ▁election , ▁from ▁North ▁Sum atra ' s