Subhash Chandra

Subhash Chandra Goenka (born 30 November 1950) is an Indian billionaire media baron. He is the chairman of the Essel Group, an Indian media conglomerate and founded Zee TV in 1992. He was also the chairman of Zee Media but resigned as Director and Non-Executive Chairman of the company on 24 May 2016. He was elected to the Upper House of the Indian parliament for the Haryana state in the 2016 Rajya Sabha election, as an independent candidate supported by legislators from the Bharatiya Janata Party.

For the leader in the Indian independence movement popularly known as Netaji, see Subhas Chandra Bose.

Subhash Chandra
Subhash Chandra in 2018
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
2 August 2016  – 1 August 2022
Preceded bySuresh Prabhu
ConstituencyHaryana
Personal details
Born (1950-11-30) 30 November 1950
Adampur, Punjab, India
(present-day Haryana)
SpouseSushila Devi
ChildrenPunit Goenka
Amit Goenka
amogha harsha
Residence(s)Mumbai, Maharashtra
OccupationChairman of Essel Group
Websitewww.subhashchandra.com
www.subhashchandrafoundation.org

On 31 May 2022 Subhash Chandra filed his nomination from Rajasthan for elections to the Rajya Sabha as an Independent candidate backed by the Bharatiya Janata Party, but he lost the election.

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