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{{short description|Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| office = [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
| term_start = 2 August 2022
| name = Kartikeya Sharma
| image = Kartikeya Sharma.jpg
| alt = Kartikeya Sharma
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|05|14|df=y}}
| birth_place =
| spouse = {{marriage|Aishwarya Sharma|2011}}
| children =
| occupation = {{ubl|ITV Media network {{small|(Founder)}}|}}
| parents = {{ubl|[[Venod Sharma]]|[[Shakti Rani Sharma]]}}
| relatives = [[Manu Sharma]] (brother)<br> [[Kuldeep Sharma (politician)|Kuldeep Sharma]] (father-in-law)
| nickname = Kartik Sharma
| known_for = [[India News]] <br /> [[NewsX]] <br />[[The Sunday Guardian]] <br /> [[Aaj Samaj]]
| constituency = [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Haryana|Haryana]]
}}
'''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 [[Parliament of India|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.<ref name=affidavit>{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Pawan |title=Who is Kartikeya Sharma? Ajay Maken lost to the media baron in RS polls |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/who-is-kartikeya-sharma-101654925687508.html |publisher=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=June 11, 2022}}</ref> Kartikeya is the founder of [[ITV Network (India)|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 ''[[The Sunday Guardian|Sunday Guardian]]'', ''Daily Guardian'', and ''[[Aaj Samaj]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kartikeya Sharma: The media baron and son of a veteran politician who toppled Congress |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/kartikeya-sharma-haryana-rajya-sabha-elections-7963885/ |publisher=[[Indian Express]] |date=June 11, 2022}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Sharma was born to politician [[Venod Sharma]] and Shakti Rani Sharma on 14 May 1981.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.allcompanydata.com/in/director-details/kartikeya-sharma/66621 | title=Kartikeya Sharma Director profile | publisher=allcompanydata.com | accessdate=2 February 2016}}</ref> He is married to author and professor Aishwarya Sharma (daughter of [[Indian National Congress]] politician [[Kuldeep Sharma (politician)|Kuldeep Sharma]], former speaker of [[Haryana Legislative Assembly]]<ref name="marriage">{{cite web |date=22 November 2011 |title=Karnal gears up for mega wedding today |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Karnal-gears-up-for-mega-wedding-today/articleshow/10824486.cms |accessdate=2 August 2014 |publisher=www.timesofindia.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Singh |first1=Anita |date=22 November 2011 |title=Karnal gears up for mega wedding today – Times of India |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Karnal-gears-up-for-mega-wedding-today/articleshow/10824486.cms |accessdate=23 August 2016}}</ref>) 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]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Karmakar |first1=Debashish |title=Rajya Sabha MP Kartik Sharma, driver hurt in accident on KMP e-way |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/gurugram-news/rajya-sabha-mp-injured-in-road-accident-on-kmp-expressway-truck-driver-absconding-101682360055597.html |publisher=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=April 24, 2023}}</ref> In accordance with his affidavit, Kartikeya Sharma declares ownership of assets exceeding Rs 387 crore.<ref name=affidavit/>

== Political career ==
Kartikeya Sharma is elected to [[Rajya Sabha]] in [[2022 Rajya Sabha elections]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-11 |title=Who is Kartikeya Sharma? Ajay Maken lost to the media baron in RS polls |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/who-is-kartikeya-sharma-101654925687508.html |access-date=2022-06-12 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-11 |title=Newsmaker {{!}} Kartikeya Sharma: The media baron and son of a veteran politician who toppled Congress |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/kartikeya-sharma-haryana-rajya-sabha-elections-7963885/ |access-date=2022-06-12 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> Kartikeya Sharma was part of a parliamentary delegation, headed by [[Deputy Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha]], [[Harivansh Narayan Singh]]. The delegation attended the 145th assembly of the Interparliamentary Union (IPU) in [[Kigali]], the capital of [[Rwanda]], from October 11 to 15, 2022.<ref>{{cite news |title=Among Thousands of Global Parliamentarians, India creates History at IPU held in Rwanda |url=https://sundayguardianlive.com/news/among-thousands-global-parliamentarians-india-creates-history-ipu-held-rwanda |publisher=[[The Sunday Guardian]] |date=October 15, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Rajya Sabha Dy Chairman Harivansh to lead delegation in Rwanda for 145th Assembly of IPU |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/world/asia/rajya-sabha-dy-chairman-harivansh-to-lead-delegation-in-rwanda-for-145th-assembly-of-ipu20221009101212/ |publisher=[[ANI News]] |date=October 9, 2022}}</ref> In December 2022, he attended the Shri Parshuram Mahakumbh organised in Karnal.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-11 |title= 2024 में ब्राह्मण समाज से होगा CM चेहरा? आखिर क्या हैं सांसद अरविंद शर्मा के बयान के सियासी मायने |url=https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/india/delhi-ncr-haryana/haryana-next-cm-face-from-brahmin-community-in-2024-political-significance-of-mp-arvind-sharma-statement-vchr/1481817 |access-date=2022-12-11 |website=zeenews.india.com |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-11 |title= Haryana: अगला CM ब्राह्मण हो बयान पर चले सियासी बाण, पहले सांसद भाटिया ने ली चुटकी, फिर CM ने कही ये बात |url=https://www.amarujala.com/haryana/karnal/politics-start-on-the-agla-cm-brahmin-ho-statement-in-haryana |access-date=2022-12-11 |website=www.amarujala.com |language=hi}}</ref>

During a parliamentary intervention, Sharma referred to ''Namo Shakti Rath'', a women-focused mobile health screening initiative involving the use of mobile units to promote preventive healthcare and early detection, particularly for breast and cervical cancers, as part of a broader discussion on public health and cancer prevention.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rajya Sabha MP Kartikeya Sharma lauds Health Security se National Security Cess Bill, says crucial for fight against cancer |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/rajya-sabha-mp-kartikeya-sharma-lauds-health-security-se-national-security-cess-bill-says-crucial-for-fight-against-cancer20251208192242/ |access-date=2026-01-05 |website=ANI News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Rajya Sabha MP Kartikeya Sharma Backs Health Security Cess Bill - BW Healthcare World |url=https://www.bwhealthcareworld.com/article/rajya-sabha-mp-kartikeya-sharma-backs-health-security-cess-bill-582899 |access-date=2026-01-05 |website=BW Health |language=en}}</ref>

== Business ==
Kartikeya Sharma completed his [[Bachelor of Business Administration]] from [[King's College London]]. In 2007, he founded [[ITV Network (India)|ITV Media]]. He launched a series of regional TV channels under [[India news|India News]]; by 2015, [[India news|India News]] managed five regional channels that covered [[Haryana]], [[Rajasthan]], [[Madhya Pradesh]] and [[Chhattisgarh]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Uttarakhand]], [[Bihar]] and [[Jharkhand]].<ref name="guardian1">{{cite web | url=http://www.sunday-guardian.com/story-of-a-media-entrepreneur-kartikeya-sharma | title=Story of a Media Entrepreneur: Kartikeya Sharma | publisher=[[The Sunday Guardian]] | date=4 Jul 2015 | accessdate=2 February 2016 | author1=Sabherwal, Simran | author2=Achhpal, Henna | archive-date=7 November 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107223515/http://www.sunday-guardian.com/story-of-a-media-entrepreneur-kartikeya-sharma | url-status=dead }}</ref>

Later on, Sharma acquired, through ITV Media, English language news channel NewsX.<ref name="hindu1">{{cite web | url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/Tycoons-testing-their-luck-in-Haryana/article11066792.ece | title=Tycoons testing their luck in Haryana | work=[[The Hindu]] | date=12 October 2014 | accessdate=}}</ref><ref name="exchange">{{cite web|title=Quick five with Kartikeya Sharma on NewsX purchase|url=http://www.exchange4media.com/tv/quick-five-with-kartikeya-sharma-on-newsx-purchase_47245.html|publisher=www.exchange4media.com|accessdate=17 July 2012}}</ref> He entered the print media with the acquisition of [[The Sunday Guardian]], an English language Sunday newspaper, and [[Aaj Samaj]], a [[Hindi language|Hindi]] language [[daily newspaper]].<ref name="exchange" /><ref>{{cite web|title=ITV to see NewsX get scale with substance|url=http://www.mxmindia.com/2012/07/itv-to-see-newsx-get-scale-with-substance/|publisher=www.mxmindia.com|accessdate=23 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bestmediainfo.com/2014/12/interview-kartikeya-sharma-managing-director-itv-network/ | title=Interview: Kartikeya Sharma, Owner, iTV Network | publisher=Bestmediainfo.com | date=29 December 2014 | accessdate=2 February 2016}}</ref> He has also been involved with News Wire Services, an Indian TV news wire service.<ref>{{cite web|title=Advisory Board|url=http://indianewsacademy.com/advisory_board.php|publisher=indianewsacademy.com|accessdate=23 April 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140319165838/http://indianewsacademy.com/advisory_board.php|archive-date=19 March 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Kartikeya Sharma is the Owner of Picaadily Hotels, Which Along With Hyatt owns a Range of Properties in Delhi and Parts of Haryana and Punjab. In 2015, Sharma set up ''Pro Sportify'' with Ashish Chadha, CEO of the Sporty Solutionz, a company that runs the [[Pro Wrestling League]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/sports/itv-network-md-kartikeya-sharma-invests-in-pro-wrestling-league-150724 | title=iTV Network MD Kartikeya Sharma invests in Pro Wrestling League | publisher=Indiantelevision.com | date=24 Jul 2015 | accessdate=2 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Now, a pro wrestling league in India|url=http://www.livemint.com/Consumer/pTGzJeEw89wTMKFnR4xq1L/Now-a-pro-wrestling-league-in-India.html|publisher=www.livemint.com|accessdate=28 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=We will be launching India News Business by next quarter: Kartikeya Sharma|url=http://www.exchange4media.com/tv/we-will-be-launching-india-news-business-by-next-quarterkartikeya-sharma_54186.html|publisher=www.exchange4media.com|accessdate=19 March 2014}}</ref>

==Awards==
Kartikeya Sharma got the Champions of Change Award 2022. He also won the award for the Best CEO of the Year at the 2016 eNBA Awards.<ref>{{cite news|title=iTV Network wins big at the eNBA Awards 2016|url=http://www.newsx.com/national/57022-itv-network-wins-big-at-the-enba-awards-2016|accessdate=25 February 2017|publisher=NewsX}}</ref><ref name="IBM">{{cite web |author=Philip Piletic |title=Kartikeya Sharma: The Man Behind the Success of ITV Media Network and NewsX |url=https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/blogs/e70ad5d5-6aee-416b-8a81-15b712586101/entry/Kartikeya_Sharma_The_Man_Behind_the_Success_of_ITV_Media_Network_and_NewsX?lang=en |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190502081930/https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/blogs/e70ad5d5-6aee-416b-8a81-15b712586101/entry/Kartikeya_Sharma_The_Man_Behind_the_Success_of_ITV_Media_Network_and_NewsX?lang=en |archive-date=2019-05-02 |work=ibm.com}}</ref> He was honoured with Person Of The Year Award by the [[Businessworld]] in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-10 |title= Person of The Year Award से सम्मानित हुए सांसद कार्तिक शर्मा |url=https://www.indianewsharyana.com/haryana/mp-karthik-sharma-honored-with-person-of-the-year-award/ |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=indianewsharyana |language=hi}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
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*Kartikeya Sharma's [https://www.linkedin.com/in/kartikeyasharma linkedin profile]

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