 Between 1985–88 he was again a member, this time for the Shahpur constituency.For the short period of 28 May – 24 June 1973, Dubey served as Education Minister for the state government headed by Kedar Pandey.He was Transport Minister from 25 September 1973 till 18 April 1974 in an Abdul Gafoor-led government, and from 11 April 1975 to 30 April 1977 he was in Jagannath Mishra's government of Bihar as a Cabinet Minister of Health & Family Planning and Science & Technology.