Rakesh Kumar Yadav is an Indian politician and a member of the 18th Uttar Pradesh Assembly from the Gainsari Assembly constituency of Balrampur district. He is a member of the Samajwadi Party.
Rakesh Kumar Yadav was born in Uttar Pradesh to a Hindu family of Shiv Pratap Yadav, a four-time MLA from the Gainsari Assembly constituency.