hiː wʌz ˈɔːlsoʊ ᵻlˈɛktᵻd ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌv pˈɑːɹləmənt fɹʌm bᵻtˈʌl lˈoʊk sɐbˈɑː ʌv mˈɑːdjə pɹɐdˈeɪʃ stˈeɪt ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn lˈoʊk sɐbˈɑː ᵻlˈɛkʃən, wˌɛn hiː dᵻfˈiːɾᵻd kˈɑːŋɡɹəs kˈændᵻdˌeɪt ɐslˈæm ʃˈɜː kˈɑːn.
He was also elected a Member of Parliament from Betul Lok Sabha of Madhya Pradesh state in the 1989 Lok Sabha election, when he defeated Congress candidate Aslam Sher Khan.