Subhash Chandra is the chairman of the Essel Group, an Indian media conglomerate and founded Zee TV in 1992.
13 Facts About Subhash Chandra
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Subhash Chandra was the chairman of Zee Media but resigned as Director and Non-Executive Chairman of the company on 24 May 2016.
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Subhash Chandra 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.
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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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Subhash Chandra is born in an Agarwal Bania family in Adampur, Hisar district, Haryana.
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Forbes India notes that Chandra was born in Rajasthan, and moved with his family to Hisar during his childhood.
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Subhash Chandra's family had a debt of, which he had to repay.
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Subhash Chandra followed it up with a leisure park Essel World in north Mumbai.
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Subhash Chandra launched India's first satellite TV channel, Zee TV, in 1992.
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In 2005, in collaboration with Dainik Bhaskar group, Subhash Chandra launched an English-language daily newspaper, DNA, in Mumbai to challenge the well-settled The Times of India.
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On 25 November 2019, Subhash Chandra had to resign as chairman of his company Zee Entertainment Enterprises, as per the SEBI Listing Regulations.
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Subhash Chandra claimed the support of Bharatiya Janata Party legislators and said he had others across party lines.
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Subhash Chandra, who was previously chairman, would now continue to be associated with the business in an honorary fashion.