In the 2019 general elections he was a candidate in the Barabanki constituency of Uttar Pradesh.
He won the election with 535594 votes against the Samajwadi Party candidate Ram Sagar Rawat.
[1][2] In March 2024, after the Bharatiya Janata Party announced their roster of candidates, footage of Rawat engaging in objectionable actions went viral on social media.
Following this, Rawat initially denied the allegations and stated that the video was doctored.
An FIR was filed against unknown individuals by his personal secretary at the Kotwali police station.