Campaigning from inside the jail, he won from Dhanapur in Chandauli District, by a margin of 17 thousand votes (12%) on Prabhu Narayan of the Samajwadi Party.
Campaigning from inside the jail, he won from Dhanapur in Chandauli District on a BSP ticket. He won by a margin of 17 thousand votes (12%) on Prabhu Narayan of the Samajwadi Party.