[3] On 16 March 2014, the party announced that Rawat would contest the upcoming general election from Barabanki constituency.

[5] 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.

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.

Due to Priyanka's efforts, a trauma center was established in Barabanki and a college in Daryabad area of the district.