Kartikeya 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 by 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. Personal life Sharma was born to politician Venod Sharma and Shakti Rani Sharma on 14 May 1981. He is married to author and professor Aishwarya Sharma (daughter of Indian National Congress politician Kuldeep Sharma, former speaker of Haryana Legislative Assembly) since 2011. On April 24, 2023, Sharma had a road accident on the Western Peripheral Expressway while returning to Gurugram from a Parshuram Jayanti program in Charkhi Dadri. In accordance with his affidavit, Kartikeya Sharma declares ownership of assets exceeding Rs 387 crore. Political career Kartikeya Sharma is elected to Rajya Sabha in 2022 Rajya Sabha elections. Kartikeya Sharma was part of a parliamentary delegation, headed by Deputy Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha,