Gurgaon: Kamudini Daulatabad One is competing For the first time but he is no stranger to politics and social work.
Pushed into the fray by the untimely death of her husband Rakesh Daulatabad, Kamudeni says she decided to stay in the fight to honor the love, affection and support people have showered on the family over the years. is
First time independent MLA from Daulatabad – the largest constituency in the state with 5 lakh registered voters – Rakesh Daulatabad (44) died on May 25 this year hours after returning from the polling booth where he cast his vote in the general elections.
In the 2019 assembly elections, he defeated BJP's Manish Yadav by a margin of 10,157 votes.
Rakesh lost his younger brother to Covid, while his two sons were too young to take the political reins. So this responsibility fell on the shoulders of Kamudini.
“I would never have entered electoral politics if it wasn't for the people who asked me to continue the good work of Rakeshji,” she says, “The whole team and support system are the same. I have to take care of the family. , business and take Also my husband's political legacy.”
His two sons – Milind (23) and Dev (18) – are his pillars of strength – helping him campaign and reaching out to the people in the constituency.
Milind, who returned from the UK in 2023 after completing his law and BBA studies, now looks after the family business in his father's absence.
Dev is studying artificial intelligence in a college in the city. She was supposed to go to New Zealand for higher studies in June, but decided to stay back for her mother after Rakesh's death.
Kamudini, who assisted her husband in serving the people of his constituency, says the transition from being in the background to being at the forefront is easier said than done.
She says, “I have been associated with Kavati Singh for doing social work in Daulatabad. I always supported my husband in his work, but I was always in the background. Campaigning and asking for votes was new to me. is,” she says.
Kamudini says that the work her husband has done in the last five years is more than any MLA in the past.
“It is because of their work that we still have the support of people in all walks of life — from the villages to the highlands,” she says.
So, what's on his agenda? “Most urban issues, like water supply, 24-metre roads and other basic amenities in new sectors,” she adds.
Tragedy struck Kamudini early in life.
Born in Delhi's Dasghara village, Kamudini lost her father Ved Chaudhary when she was in the 10th standard. He completed his primary education from a government school in his village and earned a bachelor's degree from Delhi University.
Kamudini also took a course in fashion designing and practiced briefly.
She also trained as a nursery teacher.
In February 2000, Kamudini married Rakesh Daulatabad. Even after marriage, she continued her studies and obtained a postgraduate degree in Political Science and Hindi Literature from Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak.
Since marriage, she has been associated with Parivartan Singh, an NGO started by her husband to cater to the underprivileged sections of the society.