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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image = File:Rizwan_Arshad.png
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|09|24|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Karnataka]], India
| office = Member of [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start = 9 December 2019
| term_end =
| predecessor = [[R. Roshan Baig]]
| successor =
| constituency = [[Shivajinagar (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Shivajinagar]]
| office4 = [[Karnataka Legislative Council|Member of Karnataka Legislative Council]]
| constituency4 = [[Karnataka]]
| term_start4 = 10 June 2016
| term_end4 = 17 February 2020
| successor4 = [[Laxman Savadi]]
| occupation = [[Politician]]
| children = 2
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| alma_mater = [[St. Philomena's College, Mysore]]
| nationality = Indian
| spouse = Najeeha Rizwan
| residence = [[Bengaluru]]
| sibling =
| website = http://rizwanarshad.in/
| father = R Q Arshad
| mother = Shehnaz Arshad
| education = B.Com
}}

'''Rizwan Arshad''' is an Indian politician serving the [[Indian National Congress]] from the southern state of India, [[Karnataka]]. He became an MLA for the first time in December 2019 after winning the bypolls from [[Shivajinagar (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Shivajinagar Assembly]].<ref name="TOIShivajiNov17">{{cite news |title=Karnataka assembly bypolls: Congress clears Rizwan Arshad for Shivajinagar |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/karnataka-assembly-bypolls-congress-clears-rizwan-arshad-for-shivajinagar/articleshow/72092325.cms |publisher=[[Times of India]] |date=17 November 2019}}</ref><ref name="TNMShivajiNv18">{{cite news |title=Shivajinagar needs a cosmopolitan, urban face: Congress candidate Rizwan Arshad speaks |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/shivajinagar-needs-cosmopolitan-urban-face-congress-candidate-rizwan-arshad-speaks-112525 |publisher=[[The News Minute]] |date=18 November 2019}}</ref> He was the Congress candidate for [[Bangalore Central (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bangalore Central constituency]] in the [[2014 Lok Sabha election]], where he lost against BJP's [[P. C. Mohan]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bangalore Central Election Results|url=https://www.elections.in/results/bangalore-central-ka.html|access-date=2020-08-20|website=www.elections.in}}</ref> Five years later, he was the Congress-[[Janata Dal (Secular)|JDS]] joint candidate for [[Bangalore Central (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bangalore Central constituency]] in the [[2019 elections in India|2019 Lok Sabha Elections]], where he again lost the parliamentary election to BJP's [[P. C. Mohan]].<ref name="pc-mohan">{{cite news|date=11 June 2016|title=PC Mohan wins Bangalore Central|publisher=[[NDTV]]|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/bengaluru-central-constituency-lok-sabha-election-result-2019-p-c-mohan-leading/articleshow/69466169.cms}}</ref><ref name="DH-LS">{{cite news|date=28 March 2019|title=Congress' Bangalore Central candidate Rizwan Arshad, 39, kickstarted his poll|publisher=[[Deccan Herald]]|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/state/top-karnataka-stories/not-depending-on-minority-votes-alone-rizwan-arshad-725729.html}}</ref><ref name="Daiji-ls">{{cite news|date=28 March 2019|title=Lok Sabha polls: Will Rizwan Arshad meet aspirations of forward looking Bengaluru?|publisher=[[Daijiworld Media|Daijiworld]]|url=https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay.aspx?newsID=574212}}</ref><ref name="ndtv-mlc">{{cite news|date=11 June 2016|title=Congress Wins 4 Legislative Council Seats In Karnataka, BJP Gets 2|publisher=[[NDTV]]|url=https://www.ndtv.com/karnataka-news/congress-wins-4-legislative-council-seats-in-karnataka-bjp-gets-2-1417801}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Rizwan Arshad is the son of R Q Arshad who was an Advocate and attempted to become an MLA as a Congress nominee in Mysore City by contesting against Azeez Sait<ref>{{cite news |last1=Arshad |first1=R Q |title=Dynastic politics reigns in Muslim dominated NR constituency |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/324158/dynastic-politics-reigns-muslim-dominated.html}}</ref> but was defeated 4 consecutive times.<ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Election Commission of India Archive - 116 - Narasimharaja Assembly Constituency|url=http://affidavitarchive.nic.in/Affidavit/archive/March2004/pollupd/ac/states/S10/Partycomp116.htm|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref> His mother, Shehnaz Arshad, an MA in English Literature. He has two siblings: Humaira and Safiya. He is married to Najeeha and has two children, Faizan and Afzan.{{citation needed|date=August 2021}}

Rizwan Arshad is a Bachelor of Commerce from [[St. Philomena's College, Mysore]].{{citation needed|date=August 2021}}

==Political career==

Rizwan Arshad started his political career through [[National Students' Union of India|NSUI]] in 1995–96, when he was elected as the class
representative, St. Philomena's College. In 1997–98, he was elected as Senate member, [[University of Mysore]].
He served as President College Unit, NSUI (1996), Vice President Mysore District Unit NSUI (1997) and State General Secretary, Karnataka State Unit NSUI (1998) and National General Secretary in 1999<ref name="CM-2014" />

He continued his career with [[Indian Youth Congress]] as vice president, Karnataka Pradesh Youth Congress Committee (2004-2010) and National Secretary, Indian Youth Congress New Delhi (2010- 2011).

In 2011, Rizwan became the first elected State President of Karnataka Pradesh Youth Congress (KPYCC) with a decisive margin. In 2014, he was re-elected as President of KPYCC by garnering whopping 21,000 of 29,000 votes.<ref name="TOI-2014">{{cite news |title=Rizwan wins youth Congress polls in Karnataka by huge margin |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/Rizwan-wins-youth-Congress-polls-in-Karnataka-by-huge-margin/articleshow/28709089.cms |publisher=[[Times of India]] |date=12 January 2014}}</ref>

Rizwan Arshad was the Congress Candidate from Bengaluru Central in 2014 Lok Sabha elections,<ref name="RA-DH-2014">{{cite news |title=Rizwan Arshad vows to decongest Bangalore |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/398051/rizwan-arshad-vows-decongest-bangalore.html |publisher=[[Deccan Herald]] |date=10 April 2014}}</ref> but he lost to BJP candidate [[P. C. Mohan]].<ref name="March2019TOIElections">{{cite news |title=Government should increase road length to match number of vehicles: Rizwan Arshad |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-elections-2019/karnataka/news/government-should-increase-road-length-to-match-number-of-vehicles-rizwan-arshad/articleshow/68652311.cms |publisher=[[Times of India]] |date=31 March 2019}}</ref> He secured 4,19,630 votes (39.05%) as against 5,57,130 (51.85%) by P. C. Mohan.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bangalore Central Lok Sabha (General) Election Results 2019 |url=http://www.elections.in/results/bangalore-central-ka.html |website=elections.in}}</ref>

On 10 June 2016, he was elected to the [[Karnataka Legislative Council]] by getting 34 MLA votes, while the required quota to be elected was 29.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=398830|title=Karnataka MLC poll results: Congress-4, BJP-2 and JD (S) 1|date=10 June 2016|work=[[Daijiworld Media|www.daijiworld.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/congress-bags-four-seats-bjp-two-jd-s-one-in-council-polls-116061001178_1.html|title=Congress bags four seats, BJP two, JD-S one in Council polls|date=10 June 2016|work=[[Business Standard]]}}</ref><ref name="CM-2014">{{cite news |title=INC's Rizwan Arshad is 34, but no greenhorn |url=http://bengaluru.citizenmatters.in/inc-s-rizwan-arshad-is-34-but-no-greenhorn-6308 |publisher=[[CitizenMatters]] |date=3 April 2014}}</ref><ref name=NIE>{{cite news |title=I still cannot believe this autorickshaw is mine: Shantha |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2019/mar/11/i-still-cannot-believe-this-autorickshaw-is-mine-shantha-1949427.html|date=11 March 2019|publisher=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref> As MLC, Rizwan Arshad was instrumental in getting funds for several development and infrastructure in Bengaluru.<ref>{{cite news |title=Rs 50 lakh for pending infra works in 5 villages |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/city/rs-50-lakh-pending-infra-works-714438.html |agency=[[Deccan Herald]] |date=23 January 2019}}</ref>

Rizwan Arshad was the Congress-[[Janata Dal (Secular)|JDS]] joint candidate for [[Bangalore Central (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bangalore Central constituency]] for [[2019 elections in India|2019 Lok Sabha Elections]], losing once again against BJP's [[P. C. Mohan]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Will we see more under-40 MPs from Karnataka this time? |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/lok-sabha-2019/will-we-see-more-under-40-mps-from-state-this-time/article26656710.ece |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=27 March 2019}}</ref><ref name="TOI_Naheed">{{cite news |author1=Naheed Ataulla |title=Rahul Gandhi's men bag all 3 tickets in Bengaluru |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-elections-2019/karnataka/news/rahul-gandhis-men-bag-all-3-tickets-in-bengaluru/articleshow/68608854.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=28 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Rookie makes it a triangular contest in heart of Bengaluru |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-elections-2019/karnataka/news/rookie-makes-it-a-triangular-contest-in-heart-of-bengaluru/articleshow/68681373.cms |publisher=Times of India |date=2 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=BJP, Congress, JD(S) candidates for Karnataka LS Polls |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/state/karnataka-politics/bjp-congress-jds-candidates-for-karnataka-ls-polls-725209.html |publisher=[[Deccan Herald]] |date=26 March 2019}}</ref> Rizwan Arshad received 5,31,885 votes (44.43%) in comparison to winning candidate [[P. C. Mohan]], BJP who received 6,02,853 votes (50.35%).<ref>{{cite news |title=BANGALORE CENTRAL LOK SABHA ELECTION RESULT 2019 |url=https://www.business-standard.com/elections/lok-sabha-elections-2019/karnataka/bangalore-central-election-results-8_1284.html |publisher=[[Business Standard]]}}</ref>

Rizwan Arshad is MLA of [[Shivajinagar (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Shivajinagar Assembly]] after winning the 5 December 2019 bypolls.<ref>{{cite news |title=Congress to field Rizwan from Shivajinagar seat |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2019/nov/17/congress-to-field-rizwan-from-shivajinagar-seat-2062952.html |publisher=[[The New Indian Express]] |date=17 November 2019}}</ref> The bypoll elections was due to the disqualification of [[R. Roshan Baig]].

== See also==
* [[Bangalore Central (Lok Sabha constituency)]]

== External links ==
* [http://www.facebook.com/rizwanarshad Facebook Profile]
* [http://www.twitter.com/ArshadRizwan Twitter Profile]
* [http://www.instagram.com/rizzarshad/ Instagram Profile]
* [http://rizwanarshad.in/ Official Website - rizwanarshad.in]

== References ==
{{reflist}}{{Indian National Congress|state=Karnataka}}

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[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians]]
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[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Karnataka]]
[[Category:Politicians from Bangalore]]
[[Category:Karnataka MLCs 2014–2020]]
[[Category:Kannada people]]

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