Rakesh Daultabad

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| constituency = Badshahpur

| office = MLA

| term_start = 26 October 2019

| term_end = 25 May 2024

| predecessor = Rao Narbir Singh

| successor = Rao Narbir Singh

| birth_date = 1978/1979

| birth_place = Daultabad

| death_date = {{Death date and given age|2024|5|25|45|df=y}}{{cite web | title=Independent MLA Rakesh Daulatabad dies of heart attack in Gurugram | website=The New Indian Express | date=25 May 2024 | url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2024/May/25/independent-mla-rakesh-daulatabad-dies-of-heart-attack-in-gurugram-6 | access-date=26 May 2024}}{{cite web | last=Desk | first=TOI City | title=Haryana independent MLA Rakesh Daulatabad dies of heart attack | website=The Times of India | date=25 May 2024 | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/gurgaon/independent-mla-from-gurugrams-badshahpur-rakesh-daulatabad-dies-of-heart-attack/articleshow/110418914.cms | access-date=26 May 2024}}

| death_place = Gurugram, Haryana, India

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| nationality = Indian

| party = Independent

| spouse = Kumudni Rakesh Daultabad

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| children = Milind Rakesh Daultabad,Dev Jangu

| residence = Gurgaon

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Chaudhary Rakesh Janghu alias Rakesh Daultabad (1978/1979 – 25 May 2024) was an Indian politician. He was elected to the Haryana Legislative Assembly from Badshahpur in the 2019 Haryana Legislative Assembly election as a member and Independent candidate. Daultabad defeated Manish Yadav of Bharatiya Janata Party.{{cite web

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|title=Haryana - JJP Election Result 2019

|accessdate=29 October 2019

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|archive-date=24 October 2019

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}}{{cite web|date=24 October 2019|accessdate=29 October 2019|website=India Today|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/haryana-assembly-election/story/haryana-election-result-winners-full-list-names-of-winning-candidates-of-bjp-congress-inld-jjp-1612526-2019-10-24|title=Haryana election result winners full list: Names of winning candidates of BJP, Congress, INLD, JJP

}}{{cite web|date=24 October 2019|accessdate=29 October 2019|website=India TV|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/elections/haryana-assembly-polls-2019-haryana-assembly-election-results-2019-full-winners-list-names-of-winning-candidates-bjp-congress-others-558754|title=Haryana Election Results 2019: Full list of winners

}}[http://myneta.info/haryana2019/candidate.php?candidate_id=7749 Myneta] Later as an independent MLA he supported Manohar Lal Khattar's and Nayab Singh Saini's governments in Haryana.[https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/haryanas-badshahpur-mla-rakesh-daultabad-dies-due-to-heart-attack-624765 Haryana’s Badshahpur MLA Rakesh Daultabad dies of heart attack] He was the founder of Parivartan Sangh, an organisation that aims at facilitating healthcare, improving education levels, empowering women and taking several other community initiatives. Improving Badshahpur's educational standards and healthcare and encouraging youth to enter politics are some of the key issues Daultabad focused on. He died from a heart attack at a private hospital in Gurugram, on 25 May 2024, at the age of 45.