Entered active politics with the Samajwadi Party, contesting the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly election.
Won the Machhlishahr seat in March 2022, defeating the BJP candidate Mehilal Gautam by over 8,000 votes
She succeeded fellow SP leader Jagdish Sonkar as the MLA for the area
Known for raising issues in the UP Assembly on topics like women’s safety, government policies, and social welfare