Un cle " ▁in ▁English ) ▁in ▁his ▁constitu ency ▁of ▁K har ag pur ▁Sad ar . ▁ ▁He ▁won ▁his ▁seat ▁K har ag pur ▁Sad ar ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 , 1 9 7 1 , 1 9 7 2 , 1 9 8 2 , ▁ 1 9 8 7 , 1 9 9 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 , 2 0 0 6 , 2 0 1 1 ▁ ▁Since ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁He ▁only ▁lost ▁elections ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁M LA ▁for ▁ 1 0 ▁terms ▁ ▁He ▁cont ested ▁his ▁first ▁election ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁minister ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁in ▁A jo y ▁M uk her je e ’ s ▁cabinet , ▁taking ▁charge ▁of ▁Small ▁Indust ries ▁and ▁J ails . ▁In ▁S idd har tha ▁Sh ank ar ▁Ray ’ s ▁cabinet , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁Minister ▁for ▁Transport , ▁J ail ▁and ▁Parliament ary ▁Affairs . ▁He ▁has ▁represented ▁Kh rag pur ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁election , ▁he ▁defeated ▁An il ▁K umar ▁Das ▁of ▁the ▁C PI ( M ) ▁by ▁over ▁ 3 2 , 0 0 0 ▁votes . ▁Following ▁that ▁election , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁most ▁senior ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Legisl ative