In 1978-80 he was the Director of, (i) District Cooperative Bank, Balaghat 1978-80; and (ii) Land Development Bank, Balaghat. On 10 March 1985, Gaurishankar Bisen was elected to the 8th VIDHAN SABHA from the Balaghat Legislative Constituency of Madhya Pradesh.He has elected five times for the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly .He was elected to the 13th Vidhan Sabha Balaghat Legislative Constituency of Madhya Pradesh., with a margin of over 10,000 votes on 8 December 2008.In 1998 and 2004 he was elected to the 12th and 14 Lok Sabha (Lower House) from the Balaghat Parliamentary Constituency of Madhya Pradesh. He became a Cabinet Minister under the MP Government headed by ShivRaj Singh on 20 December 2008.