Priyanka Singh Rawat
Priyanka Singh Rawat | |
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| Memberof theIndia Parliament forBarabanki | |
| In office 16 May 2014 – 23 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | P. L. Punia |
| Succeeded by | Upendra Singh Rawat |
| Constituency | Barabanki |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 August 1985[citation needed] Bareilly,Uttar Pradesh,India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Shri Raghunath |
| Residence(s) | Madhaipur,Gonda,Uttar Pradesh,India |
| Website | http://priyankasinghrawat.co.in |
As of 17 December, 2016 Source:[1] | |
Priyanka Singh Rawatis an Indian politician who represents theBharatiya Janata Party.
Early life[edit]
Rawat was born on 7 August 1985 atBareilly,Uttar Pradesh,to Uttam Ram Singh and Prabha Singh. Uttam Ram is a retiredProvincial Civil Serviceofficer. She received aM.A.degree inpolitical sciencefromMahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand Universityin 2007. She also received apostgraduatediploma inmass communicationandelectronic journalismfrom the same university in the following year.[1][2][3]
Political career[edit]
Rawat participated in youth politics during her university days. She was elected library incharge at that time.[4]
In June 2013, Rawat joined theBharatiya Janata Party.[3]On 16 March 2014, the party announced that Rawat would contest the upcominggeneral electionfromBarabanki constituency.[5]She was elected to theLok Sabhain May after defeating her nearest rivalPL Puniaof theIndian National Congressparty by a margin of approximately 211,000 votes.[4] 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[edit]
On 5 December 2007, Rawat married Raghunath Rawat, who is anIndian Revenue Serviceofficer of the 2007 batch. They have two daughters.[2][1]
References[edit]
- ^ab"Rawat, Smt. Priyanka Singh".Lok Sabha.Retrieved20 March2019.
- ^abKumar, Santosh (30 May 2014)."Barabanki MP Priyanka Singh Rawat of BJP".India Today.Retrieved21 March2019.
- ^abKhan, Hamza (30 May 2014)."Giant Killers".The Indian Express.Retrieved21 March2019.
- ^ab"32 newly elected under-35 MPs & what they intend to do for their constituencies".The Economic Times.25 May 2014.Retrieved21 March2019.
- ^"Read list of BJP candidates for LS polls, Modi from Varanasi".India TV.16 March 2014.Retrieved21 March2019.
- People from Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh
- India MPs 2014–2019
- Living people
- Lok Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh
- Women in Uttar Pradesh politics
- Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh
- 21st-century Indian women politicians
- 21st-century Indian politicians
- 1985 births
- Politicians from Bareilly
- Uttar Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party politician stubs