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# Connecticut Air & Space Center

The Connecticut Air & Space Center is an aviation museum located near Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport in Stratford, Connecticut, that is focused on the history of aviation in Connecticut. Founded by George Gunther in 1998 after the closing of the Stratford Army Engine Plant, it occupied buildings 6 and 53 of the complex from 2001 until 2022. It now currently occupies a portion of the Curtiss Hangar and is open to the public.

## History

The Connecticut Air & Space Center was founded in 1998 by state senator George Gunther. By 2008, the museum had plans to open in the former Stratford Army Engine Plant.
In 2012, the museum was damaged by Hurricane Sandy. The museum worked with the Town of Stratford and City of Bridgeport to secure a 98-year lease for the dilapidated 1929 Curtiss Aircraft Hangar in 2015. Groundbreaking for the restoration occurred in May 2016. That same year, a Sikorsky S-76 was donated to the museum for use as a parts source. In 2018, the museum received a $1 million grant from the state of Connecticut to restore the hangar. The museum opened an exhibition in a 3,600 sq ft (330 m$^2$) 1960's era addition to the Curtiss Hangar in May 2021. A plan to sell the airport in 2022 put plans for renovation and use of the Curtiss hangar in jeopardy. The museum was informed that it would have to remove artifacts from storage in Building 6 of the Stratford Army Engine Plant in 2025.

## Collection

* Bede BD-5
* Beechcraft A23 Musketeer
* Bell 47
* Cessna T-37B Tweet 57-2346
* Cessna O-2A Skymaster 67-21318
* Cessna 150L 15074606
* Christen Eagle II Serial #1
* Goodyear FG-1D Corsair 92460
* Hiller OH-23B Raven 51-16225
* Hughes OH-6A Cayuse 67-16477
* Lockheed T-33B 57-6558
* Northrop T-38A Talon 60-0900
* Sikorsky S-52
* Sikorsky S-52
* Sikorsky S-55 52-7573
* Sikorsky S-58
* Sikorsky S-60
* Sikorsky S-76A
* Whitehead No. 21 Replica
# Conny Jepsen

Conny Jepsen (18 January 1921 – 3 February 1989) was a badminton player from Denmark and Sweden.
He won the Danish Championships in 1939 and 1941 but emigrated to England and then Sweden during the Second World War. He won the All England Open Badminton Championships, considered the unofficial World Badminton Championships, in men's singles in 1947 when representing Sweden.
# THT

THT may refer to:
* tetrahydrothiophene, heterocyclic organic compound
* through-hole technology, category of electronic components
* The Hardball Times, web site
* The Terrence Higgins Trust, British sexual health charity
* The History Teacher, a quarterly academic journal
* Thorntonhall railway station, Scotland, code
* Tamchakett Airport, Mauritania, IATA code
* Talen Horton-Tucker, NBA basketball player
# Aban ibn Uthman

Abu Sa'id Aban ibn Uthman ibn Affan al-Umawi (Arabic: أَبُو سَعِيد أَبَان بْنُ عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عَفَّان الأُمَوِيّ, romanized: Abū Saʿīd Abān ibn ʿUthmān ibn ʿAffān al-Umawī; died 105 AH/723 CE) was a Muslim historian and traditionalist. He also served a seven-year stint as governor of Medina in 695–702, during the reign of the Umayyad caliph Abd al-Malik (r. 685–705).

## Biography

Aban was a son of Uthman (r. 644–656), the third Rashidun caliph. His mother was Umm Amr bint Jundab ibn Amr al-Dawsiyya of the Azd tribe of Yemen. During the First Fitna, which occurred in the wake of his father's assassination, Aban fought alongside the forces of A'isha and his Umayyad kinsmen against the fourth Rashidun caliph Ali (r. 656–661) at the Battle of the Camel in November 656. As A'isha's supporters were on the verge of defeat, Aban fled the battle. Later, the Umayyad caliph Abd al-Malik (r. 685–705) appointed Aban governor of Medina in 695 and he continued in the post until being replaced by Hisham ibn Isma'il al-Makhzumi in 702. During his term, he led the funeral prayers, as was customary of the governor, for Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyya, a son of Ali and leader of the Alid family.
He became incapacitated in 722/23 and died in Medina the following year, in 723/24, during the reign of Caliph Yazid II. Aban does not appear to have been a major political operative of the Umayyads and owes most of his fame for his knowledge of Islamic tradition. He is credited by a number of scholars for authoring the maghazi (biography) of Muhammad, though the historians Yaqut al-Hamawi and Ahmad al-Tusi credit this work to a certain Aban ibn Uthman ibn Yahya.

## Descendants

Aban had at least two wives. His first, Umm Sa'id bint Abd al-Rahman, a granddaughter of al-Harith ibn Hisham, belonged to the Banu Makhzum clan. She mothered two of Aban's sons, his eldest Sa'id and Abd al-Rahman, and a daughter. His second wife, Umm Kulthum bint Abd Allah was a granddaughter of Ja'far ibn Abi Talib. The names of the descendants of Aban have been recorded in the historical record up to at least 1375 in Egypt, where some of his descendants moved. Others are recorded in the sources in al-Andalus, including his grandson Uthman ibn Marwan and the latter's great-grandson Muhammad ibn Abd al-Rahman ibn Ahmad.
# Ken Niles

Ken Niles (December 9, 1906 – October 31, 1988) was an American radio announcer. Niles was born in Livingston, Montana.
Niles debuted in radio on KJR in Seattle, Washington, late in the 1920s. He began a series of original radio dramas called Theater of the Mind in 1928. Niles subsequently narrated, or served as announcer, in several other feature films. His most notable film role was the murdered lawyer Leonard Eels in Out of the Past (1947) with Robert Mitchum.
Niles also served as commercial announcer and foil for Bing Crosby in the Bing Crosby Entertains series (1933-1935) and also on several series sponsored by Camel Cigarettes, notably The Abbott and Costello Show. Niles was frequently paired in comedy skits opposite Elvia Allman as his fictitious wife, "Mrs. Niles". He was also the announcer for The Amazing Mrs. Danberry.
For his work in radio, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, as did his brother, making them the first brothers to be so honored. Ken Niles' star is at 6711 Hollywood Boulevard, in the Radio section. It was dedicated February 8, 1960.

## Family

He was married to Nadia Niles, and had two children, Kenneth Niles and Denise Niles. His elder brother, Wendell Niles, was also a radio announcer.

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1937 | Hollywood Hotel | Ken Niles | |
| 1938 | Men Are Such Fools | Bill | Uncredited |
| 1939 | Sweepstakes Winner | First Radio Announcer | Uncredited |
| 1941 | Harmon of Michigan | Ken Niles | |
| 1943 | Hit Parade of 1943 | Announcer | Uncredited |
| 1943 | Shantytown | Radio Announcer | Uncredited |
| 1944 | Lady, Let's Dance | Announcer | |
| 1945 | Swingin' on a Rainbow | New York City Radio Announcer | Uncredited |
| 1946 | The Inner Circle | Ken - Radio Announcer | |
| 1947 | Magic Town | Reporter | Uncredited |
| 1947 | Out of the Past | Eels | |
| 1948 | You Were Meant for Me | Narrator | Voice, Uncredited |
| 1949 | My Friend Irma | Radio Contest Announcer | Uncredited |
| 1951 | The Fat Man | Dr. Henry Bromley D.D.S. | Uncredited |
| 1956 | NBC Matinee Theater | | Episode: "The Young and the Damned" |
| 1962 | The Donna Reed Show | Professor Earnshaw | Episode: "Explorer's Ten" |
| 1968 | The Bob Hope Show | | 1 episode, (final appearance) |
# Watts River

The Watts River is a perennial river of the Port Phillip and Western Port catchment, located in the Healesville area, in the Central region of the Australian state of Victoria.

## Location and features

The Watts River rises below Mount Vinegar in the Yarra Ranges, a part of the Great Dividing Range, within the Watts River Reference Area, near the settlement of Somers Park, north-east of Healesville. The river flows generally south, then north-west, then south-west, where it is impounded by the Maroondah Dam to create the 22,000-megalitre (780×10^$^6$ cu ft) Maroondah Reservoir. After flowing over the dam spillway, the river flows generally west by south, joined by Meyers Creek, before reaching its confluence with the Yarra River south of Healesville. The river descends 788 metres (2,585 ft) over its 29-kilometre (18 mi) course.
Watts River became part of Melbourne's water supply system in 1891, with the construction of a diversion weir and the Maroondah Aqueduct. At that time, the catchments were closed and cleared of human habitation. The river was dammed in 1927 to form the Maroondah Reservoir, which is largely contained in the forested reservoir catchment within the Yarra Ranges National Park.
The river is traversed by the Maroondah Highway, upriver of the Maroondah Reservoir.

## Naming

In the Aboriginal Woiwurrung language, the name of the river is Broong-ku-galk, with galk meaning "timber" or "sticks".
The European name derives from the surname of a stockman who drowned in the river in about 1843.
# Museum of Charlevoix

The Musée de Charlevoix (Charlevoix Museum) is a museum of art, ethnology and history located in La Malbaie, in the natural region of Charlevoix, in the province of Québec, in Canada. Its collection includes nearly 9000 objects and 6000 archival documents.

## History

Since the beginning of XX century, the Charlevoix region has been regularly attended by many artists, such as Clarence Gagnon or André Biéler. As early as the 1930s, American painter Patrick Morgan (1904-1982) and his wife Maud Cabot (1903-1999) were American vacationers, who settled in “Cap-à-l'Aigle”, near La Malbaie, launches the idea of a museum dedicated to the popular art of the region.
In 1946, Roland Gagné, a collector from Pointe-au-Pic, near La Malbaie, created a private museum behind his home, which he named "Laure-Conan Regional Museum". This first establishment takes on a new dimension in 1975, when the collections are set up in the former La Malbaie post office.
In 1990, the museum moved to a building located in Pointe-au-Pic and took the name of "Musée de Charlevoix" in 1992.

## Collections
### Ethnohistory

The “Musée de Charlevoix” houses an important collection of 4000 objects of Charlevoix ethnohistory. It includes furniture, clothing, toys and tools, many of which come from the personal collection of Roland Gagné.
Public and private archives, old photographs, postcards and plans have been added since 1975.
* Carved wooden horses (beginning of XX century).
* Vire-vent (beginning of XX century).

### Art

The museum gathers a large number of works of art, especially paintings and sculptures. These are works by well-known artists: Clarence Gagnon, René Richard, Georges-Henry Duquet and popular artists such as Roger Ouellette and Robert Cauchon (naive art, art brut).

## Exhibitions and events

The “Musée de Charlevoix” presents a dozen exhibitions each year. Some are devoted to artists, solo or not, others to themes of ethnohistory, still others to recent acquisitions.
# Aslam Hossain Saudagar

Aslam Hossain Saudagar (Bengali: আছলাম হোসেন সওদাগর; born 4 March 1966) is a Bangladeshi politician and the incumbent Member of Bangladesh Parliament from Kurigram-1.

## Early life and education

Saudagar was born on 4 March 1966 to a Bengali Muslim family of Saudagars in Nageshwari, Kurigram, Rangpur district, East Pakistan. He was the son of Abul Qasem Saudagar and Hanufa Begum. Saudagar holds a Bachelor of Arts degree.

## Career

Saudagar was elected to parliament on 30 December 2018 as a [Bangladesh Awami League ] candidate from Kurigram-1.
# Contemporary Arts Center (New Orleans)

The Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans is an arts complex located in historic downtown New Orleans. Founded in 1976, the center plays host to events and performances from visual arts to concert performances and lectures. General gallery admission is free to Louisiana residents, with varying hours and ticket arrangements for concerts and other special events. The center also regularly offers courses for interested students in numerous different facets of the arts.
# Eupogonius apicicornis

Eupogonius apicicornis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Henry Walter Bates in 1885. It is known from Guatemala and Panama.
# Vargeh Saran

Vargeh Saran (Persian: ورگه سران) is a village in Alvars Rural District of the Central District in Sareyn County, Ardabil province, Iran.

## Demographics
### Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 618 in 140 households, when it was in Ab-e Garm Rural District of the former Sareyn District in Ardabil County. The following census in 2011 counted 730 people in 211 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Sareyn County. The rural district was transferred to the new Central District, and the village was transferred to Alvars Rural District created in the district. The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 714 people in 214 households.
# Dhalua

Dhalua is a village in Barguna District in the Barisal Division of southern-central Bangladesh.
# Vicente (footballer, born 1983)

Wellington da Silva Vicente (born April 30, 1983), known as Vicente, is a Brazilian footballer, born in Maceió, Alagoas, who plays left back.

## Contract

* Ceará.
# Mohamad Yusoff Zakaria

Mohamad Yusoff bin Zakaria is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Kedah State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) state administration under Menteri Besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor since November 2022 and Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kuala Nerang since May 2018. He is a member of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), a component party of the PN coalitions and GS coalitions.

## Election results

Kedah State Legislative Assembly :
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout |
| 1995 | N07 Kuala Nerang | Mohamad Yusoff Zakaria (PAS) | 5,292 | 49.95% | Abd Lateh Mohd Saman (UMNO) | 5,303 | 50.05% | 10,987 | 11 | 76.67% |
| 1999 | N07 Kuala Nerang | Mohamad Yusoff Zakaria (PAS) | 5,841 | 51.99% | Abd Lateh Mohd Saman (UMNO) | 5,393 | 48.01% | 11,555 | 446 | 83.32% |
| 2004 | N07 Kuala Nerang | Mohamad Yusoff Zakaria (PAS) | 6,436 | 45.38% | Affifudin Omar (UMNO) | 7,746 | 54.62% | 14,432 | 1,310 | 86.08% |
| 2018 | N07 Kuala Nerang | Mohamad Yusoff Zakaria (PAS) | 9,118 | 45.61% | Badrol Hisham Hashim (UMNO) | 7,499 | 37.51% | 20,436 | 1,619 | 84.80% |
| 2018 | N07 Kuala Nerang | Mohamad Yusoff Zakaria (PAS) | 9,118 | 45.61% | Pak Tuan Syed Fadzil (BERSATU) | 3,376 | 16.89% | 20,436 | 1,619 | 84.80% |
| 2023 | N07 Kuala Nerang | Mohamad Yusoff Zakaria (PAS) | 19,661 | 82.35% | Ridzwan Abu Bakar (AMANAH) | 4,215 | 17.65% | 24,067 | 15,446 | 76.45% |

## Honours

* Kedah :
** Companion of the Order of Loyalty to Sultan Sallehuddin of Kedah (SSS) (2023)
# Jasmin Holtermann

Jasmin Holtermann (born 4 February 2000 in Hvidovre as Jasmin Lander) is a Danish female curler. She is currently the alternate on the Danish women's curling team, skipped by Madeleine Dupont.

## Personal life

Holtermann works as a medical laboratory technician. She is married to fellow curler Henrik Holtermann who she plays mixed doubles with.

## Teams
### Women's

| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
| 2016–17 | Jasmin Lander | Alberte Madsen | Katja Milvang-Jensen | Mie Milvang-Jensen | Caroline Jalo (WJCC) | Wagn Hoermark | DJCC 2017 WJBCC 2017 (15th) |
| 2016–17 | Jasmin Lander | Alberte Madsen | Ida Yong Iversen | Natalie Wiksten | Emine Erim | | |
| 2017–18 | Jasmin Lander | Mie Milvang-Jensen | Alberte Madsen | Gabriella Qvist | Katja Milvang-Jensen | | DJCC 2018 |
| 2017–18 | Jasmin Lander | Alberte Madsen | Gabriella Qvist | Mie Milvang-Jensen | Katja Milvang-Jensen | Lene Nielsen, Lars Vilandt | WJBCC 2018 (22nd) |
| 2018–19 | Mathilde Halse | Jasmin Lander | Gabriella Qvist | My Hollinger | Julie Jørgensen (WJBCC) | Mikael Qvist, Ulrik Schmidt | DJCC 2019 WJBCC 2019 (Jan) (5th) |
| 2019–20 | Mathilde Halse | Jasmin Lander | Karolina Jensen | My Larsen | Gabriella Qvist | Mikael Qvist | ECC 2019 (7th) WJBCC 2019 (Dec) WJCC 2020 (6th) |
| 2021–22 | Madeleine Dupont | Mathilde Halse | Denise Dupont | My Larsen | Jasmin Lander | Heather Rogers | ECC 2021 (8th) WQE 2022 WOG 2022 (9th) WWCC 2022 (6th) |
| 2022–23 | Madeleine Dupont | Mathilde Halse | Denise Dupont | My Larsen | Jasmin Lander | Heather Rogers | ECC 2022 WWCC 2023 (11th) |
| 2023–24 | Madeleine Dupont | Mathilde Halse | Jasmin Lander | My Larsen | Denise Dupont | Ulrik Schmidt | ECC 2023 (7th) WWCC 2024 (6th) |
| 2024–25 | Madeleine Dupont | Mathilde Halse | Denise Dupont | My Larsen | Jasmin Holtermann | Ulrik Schmidt | ECC 2024 (5th) |

### Mixed

| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Events |
| 2019–20 | Tobias Thune | Jasmin Lander | Henrik Holtermann | My Larsen | WMxCC 2019 (5th) |

### Mixed doubles

| Season | Female | Male | Coach | Events |
| 2019–20 | Jasmin Lander | Henrik Holtermann | | |
| 2021–22 | Jasmin Lander | Henrik Holtermann | Kenneth Hertsdahl | OQE 2021 (7th) |
| 2021–22 | Jasmin Lander | Henrik Holtermann | | DMDCC 2022 |
| 2021–22 | Jasmin Lander | Henrik Holtermann | Ulrik Schmidt | WMDCC 2022 (12th) |
| 2022–23 | Jasmin Lander | Henrik Holtermann | Ulrik Schmidt | DMDCC 2023 WMDCC 2023 (9th) |
| 2023–24 | Jasmin Lander | Henrik Holtermann | Ulrik Schmidt | WMDCC 2024 (14th) |
| 2024–25 | Jasmin Holtermann | Henrik Holtermann | Ulrik Schmidt | |
# Akkas Ali

Md. Akkas Ali Sarker (known as Dr. Akkas Ali) is a Bangladeshi politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Kurigram-3 constituency winning the by-election held in July 2018 after the death of AKM Maidul Islam.
# Port of Nynäshamn

The Port of Nynäshamn (Swedish: Nynäshamn) is a ferry terminal in the municipality of Nynäshamn, Sweden. The port is part of the Stockholm Ports.
From Nynäshamn there are services to Visby, Gdańsk and Ventspils. Ferry services to Gotland started as early as 1902.
There are three berths for roll-on/roll-off vessels, one used by Destination Gotland and the other by Polferries.
Nynäshamn carries 1.3 million passengers and 60 000 cargo units of goods per year. Nynäshamn also has an oil harbour.

## Ships serving the terminal

| Company | Ship | Route |
| Destination Gotland | MS Drotten | Nynäshamn – Visby |
| Destination Gotland | MS Gotland | Nynäshamn – Visby |
| Destination Gotland | MS Visby | Nynäshamn – Visby |
| Polferries | MS Nova Star | Nynäshamn – Gdańsk |
| Polferries | MS Wawel | Nynäshamn – Gdańsk |

## Gallery

* The harbor area from the view tower on Trehörningen.
* The port office of the Port of Stockholm.
* Port of Nynäshamn.
* "Destination Gotlands" terminal
* Nynäshamn ferry terminal.
# 1927 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final

The 1927 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the 40th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1927 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

## Match
### Summary

The match was a repeat of the 1926 final which Kerry won by 1-4 to 0-4. Kerry opened the scoring and led by 0-3 with points from Landers, Baily and Ryan before Keogh scored Kildare's first point. At half time the score was 0-3 to 0-1 in favour of Kerry. Kerry failed to score in the second half, while Kildare added scores from Doyle with a free, a second score from Keogh and a point each for Curtis and Martin.

### Details

| 1 | M Walsh |
| 2 | M Buckley (c) |
| 3 | G Fitzpatrick |
| 4 | F Malone |
| 5 | J Higgins |
| 6 | J Hayes |
| 7 | J Loughlin |
| 8 | B Gannon |
| 9 | J Curtis |
| 10 | P Martin |
| 11 | P Doyle |
| 12 | B Mangan |
| 13 | P Loughlin |
| 14 | T Keogh |
| 15 | M Goff |
| 1 | J O'Riordan |
| 2 | D O'Connor |
| 3 | J Barrett |
| 4 | J Walsh |
| 5 | D O'Connell |
| 6 | P O'Sullivan |
| 7 | J Slattery |
| 8 | C Brosnan |
| 9 | R Stack |
| 10 | J Ryan |
| 11 | E Fitzgerald |
| 12 | T Mahony |
| 13 | J Baily |
| 14 | JJ Landers |
| 15 | JJ Sheehy |
# Maculonecroscia

Maculonecroscia is a genus of stick insects in the tribe Necrosciini, erected by F Seow-Choen in 2016. Species distribution records are probably incomplete, but include India, China, Indochina (Vietnam) and west Malesia.

## Species

The Phasmida Species File lists:
* Maculonecroscia braggi Seow-Choen, 2016 - type species
* Maculonecroscia heros (Redtenbacher, 1908)
* Maculonecroscia menaka (Wood-Mason, 1877)
* Maculonecroscia perplexus (Redtenbacher, 1908)
* Maculonecroscia shukayi (Bi, Zhang & Lau, 2001)
# Embassy of the United Arab Emirates, Doha

The Embassy of the United Arab Emirates in Doha is the diplomatic mission of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to the State of Qatar. It is located in the Diplomatic Area of West Bay, Doha.
The current ambassador, Sheikh Zayed bin Khalifa bin Sultan Al Nahyan, has held the post since September 2023.

## History

The UAE and Qatar have shared diplomatic relations since the formation of the UAE in 1971. However, on 5 June 2017, as part of the Qatar diplomatic crisis, the UAE cut diplomatic relations with Qatar.
On 6 January 2021, Qatar and the UAE agreed to fully restore diplomatic ties.
On 19 June 2023, the Qatari embassy in Abu Dhabi, a consulate in Dubai, and the Emirati embassy in Doha reopened and resumed work.

## Ambassador

His Excellency Sheikh Zayed Bin Khalifa Bin Sultan Al-Nahyan presented his credentials to Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the emir of Qatar, in September 2023. Prior to his appointment in Qatar, the ambassador held various advisory positions in the government.
# Conasprella lorenzi

Conasprella lorenzi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.
Like all species within the genus Conasprella, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of stinging humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.

## Description

The size of the shell attains 27 mm.

## Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean in the Mozambique Channel and off KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
# Nagendra Singh (Gurh politician)

Nagendra Singh (born 1942) is an Indian politician from Madhya Pradesh. He is a five time MLA from Gurh Assembly constituency in Rewa District. He won the 2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, representing Bharatiya Janata Party.

## Early life and education

Singh is from Rewa, Madhya Pradesh. He late father, Yadunath Singh, was a farmer. He completed his L.L.B. in 1967 at B.A. in 1964 at T.R.S College, Rewa, which is affiliated with Dr. Hari Singh Gour University.

## Career

Singh won from Gurh Assembly constituency representing Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election. He polled 68,715 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Kapidhwaj Singh of the Indian National Congress, by a margin of 2,493 votes. He started his political career with the Indian National Congress and first became an MLA winning the 1985 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election. Later, after a break of four terms, he won the 2003 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election representing the BJP, and retained the seat in the 2008 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election. Then, he lost the 2013 Assembly election to Sunder Lal Tiwari of the Indian National Congress. However, he regained the seat for the BJP, winning the 2018 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election and won for a fifth term in the 2023 Assembly election.