Kartikeya Sharma

Kartikeya Sharma
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Assumed office
2 August 2022
Personal details
Born (1981-05-14) 14 May 1981
NationalityIndian
Spouse(s)Aishwarya Sharma
(m. 2011–present)
Parents
RelativesManu Sharma (brother)
Kuldeep Sharma (father-in-law)
Occupation
  • ITV Media network (Founder)
Known forIndia News
NewsX
The Sunday Guardian
Aaj Samaj
NicknameKartik Sharma

Kartikeya Sharma (born 14 May 1981) is an Indian politician, entrepreneur, and media baron, currently serving as a Member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament from Haryana. He won from the Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) seat, defeating the Congress leader Ajay Maken in a highly contested election on 10 June 2022. Kartikeya is the founder of ITV Media Network, which operates multiple news channels, including those in National, English, Hindi, and 7 regional languages, along with print newspapers such as the Sunday Guardian, Daily Guardian, and Aaj Samaj.