Rakesh Daultabad is 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.^[1][2][3][4] He is 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 focuses on.

Electoral performance

2014 Haryana Legislative Assembly election : Badshahpur^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Narbir Singh Yadav	86,672	39.82%	29.44
	INLD	Rakesh Daultabad	68,540	31.49%	13.82
	Independent	Mukesh Sharma	35,297	16.22%	New
	INC	Virender Singh Yadav	10,989	5.05%	29.54
	BSP	Bir Singh	8,433	3.87%	2.66
	Independent	Lakhpat	2,373	1.09%	New
	Independent	Rakesh Bhardwaj	1,913	0.88%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	1,287	0.59%	New
Margin of victory			18,132	8.33%	0.54
Turnout			2,17,676	68.56%	3.95
Registered electors			3,17,474		40.35
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	5.23

2019 Haryana Legislative Assembly election : Badshahpur^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Rakesh Daultabad	106,827	47.06%	New
	BJP	Manish Yadav	96,641	42.58%	2.76
	INC	Kamalbir Singh (Mintu)	10,610	4.67%	0.37
	JJP	Rishi Raj Rana	2,964	1.31%	New
	NOTA	Nota	1,654	0.73%	0.14
	Independent	Hemant Kumar	1,643	0.72%	New
	BSP	Mahabir	1,533	0.68%	3.20
	LSP	Dr. Satish Yadav	1,293	0.57%	New
	Independent	Rakesh Bhardwaj	1,271	0.56%	New
Margin of victory			10,186	4.49%	3.84
Turnout			2,26,990	57.28%	11.28
Registered electors			3,96,281		24.82
	Independent gain from BJP		Swing	7.25