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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{EngvarB|date=August 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2014}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Priyanka Singh Rawat
| image =https://twitter.com/priyankamp_bbk
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|8|7|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Bareilly]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| residence = Madhaipur, [[Gonda district|Gonda]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], India
| death_date =
| death_place =
| office = [[EX.Member of parliament, Lok Sabha|Member]] of the [[India Parliament]] <br /> for [[Barabanki (Lok Sabha constituency)|Barabanki]]
|term_start = 1 September 2014
|term_end = 23 May 2019
| constituency = [[Barabanki (Lok Sabha constituency)|Barabanki]]
| term =
| occupation =
| predecessor = [[P. L. Punia]]
| successor = [[Upendra Singh Rawat]]
| party =[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| spouse = Shri Raghunath
| parents =
| children =
| alma_mater =
| website =http://priyankasinghrawat.co.in
| footnotes =
| date = 17 December
| year = 2016
| source = http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4677
}}
'''Priyanka Singh Rawat''' is an Indian politician who represents the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].

==Early life==
Rawat was born on 7 August 1985 at [[Bareilly]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], to Uttam Ram Singh and Prabha Singh. Uttam Ram is a retired [[Provincial Civil Service (Uttar Pradesh)|Provincial Civil Service]] officer. She received a [[Master of Arts|M.A.]] degree in [[political science]] from [[Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University]] in 2007. She also received a [[Postgraduate degree|postgraduate]] diploma in [[mass communication]] and [[Broadcast journalism|electronic journalism]] from the same university in the following year.<ref name="LS">{{cite web |title=Rawat, Smt. Priyanka Singh |url=http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4677 |publisher=Lok Sabha |accessdate=20 March 2019}}</ref><ref name="IT">{{cite web |last1=Kumar |first1=Santosh |title=Barabanki MP Priyanka Singh Rawat of BJP |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/new-mps-2014/story/barabanki-mp-priyanka-singh-rawat-of-bjp-195140-2014-05-30 |publisher=[[India Today]] |accessdate=21 March 2019 |date=30 May 2014}}</ref><ref name="IE"/>

==Political career==
Rawat participated in youth politics during her university days. She was elected library incharge at that time.<ref name="ET"/>

In June 2013, Rawat joined the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref name="IE">{{cite web |last1=Khan |first1=Hamza |title=Giant Killers |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/giant-killers/ |publisher=[[The Indian Express]] |accessdate=21 March 2019 |date=30 May 2014}}</ref> On 16 March 2014, the party announced that Rawat would contest the upcoming [[2014 Indian general election|general election]] from [[Barabanki (Lok Sabha constituency)|Barabanki constituency]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Read list of BJP candidates for LS polls, Modi from Varanasi |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/politics/national/read-list-of-bjp-candidates-for-ls-polls-modi-from-varanasi-15595.html |publisher=[[India TV]] |accessdate=21 March 2019 |date=16 March 2014}}</ref> She was elected to the [[Lok Sabha]] in May after defeating her nearest rival [[PL Punia]] of the [[Indian National Congress]] party by a margin of approximately 211,000 votes.<ref name="ET">{{cite web |title=32 newly elected under-35 MPs & what they intend to do for their constituencies |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/32-newly-elected-under-35-mps-what-they-intend-to-do-for-their-constituencies/articleshow/35569860.cms |publisher=[[The Economic Times]] |accessdate=21 March 2019 |date=25 May 2014}}</ref>
On 1 September 2014, she became a member of the Standing Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution. She was appointed member of the Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Women and Child Development.

During 2014–2019, Priyanka Rawat started development work in the fields of agriculture, education, health and roads in Barabanki. Priyanka had caught everyone's attention by raising the issue of an incomplete dam on Suratganj of Ramnagar on the banks of the Ghaghra River (now Saryu) in flood-affected Barabanki. After this the dam started being built.
As MP, it was Priyanka's important achievement to repair roads and build new roads in Barabanki. Priyanka's construction of National Highway-56, the road from Ramnagar to Rupidhia border in Barabanki on National Highway-28, was a significant achievement. Apart from this, Priyanka included a dozen villages of Barabanki in Deva Road, Lucknow Outer Ring Road. Due to Priyanka's efforts, a trauma center was established in Barabanki and a college in Daryabad area of the district.

==Personal life==
On 5 December 2007, Rawat married Raghunath Rawat, who is an [[Indian Administrative Service|Indian Revenue Service]] officer of the 2007 batch. They have two daughters.<ref name="IT"/><ref name="LS"/>

==References==
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{{16th LS members from Uttar Pradesh |state=expanded}}

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