Rakesh Daultabad

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. Later as an independent MLA he supported Manohar Lal Khattar's and Nayab Singh Saini's governments in Haryana. 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.

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