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He won the seat in the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election with 64,913 votes. He currently serves as a minister holding Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs in the Karnataka government. Check his verified record below and rate his performance on NetaSampark.\n\n## Who is Rizwan Arshad?\n\nRizwan Arshad represents the Shivajinagar Assembly constituency in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly as a member of the Indian National Congress (INC). He was elected in the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election (results declared 2023-05-13).\n\n## Ministerial role\n\nRizwan Arshad is currently Minister – Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs in the Government of Karnataka, according to the official council of ministers list (Council of Ministers, Government of Karnataka (Karnataka Legislative Council website; official list in Kannada, names transliterated and portfolios translated)). Portfolios can change; the official list is the authoritative source.\n\n## Rate Rizwan Arshad: Neta Trust Score\n\n Rizwan Arshad's Neta Trust Score is 91\u002F100, based on 2 citizen ratings.\n\n## Shivajinagar election result (2023)\n\n- Winner: Rizwan Arshad (INC) – 64,913 votes (59.44% of valid votes)\n- Runner-up: Chandra.n. (BJP) – 41,719 votes\n- Margin: 23,194 votes\n- Total electors: 1,94,070\n- Source: Election Commission of India, General Election to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly 2023 – Detailed Results.\n\n## Political career\n\n- 2023: Elected MLA from Shivajinagar, Karnataka Legislative Assembly general election – INC, 64,913 votes (59.44%), margin 23,194 over Chandra.n. (BJP) [ECI]\n- Current (as of Oct 2026): Minister – Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs\n- Note: career events beyond official records (ECI results, official ministers list) are not included.\n- This section uses official records only (ECI results, official council of ministers lists); other career events are not included.\n\n## Rizwan Arshad's education and profession\n\nEducation: Graduate (Bachelor of Commerce from University of Musuru- St. Philomenas College, Mysuru in 2000-2001), as declared in his 2023 election affidavit.\nProfession: Business (self-declared in affidavit).\n\n## Rizwan Arshad's assets and affidavit\n\nAs declared in his 2023 election affidavit (compiled by ADR\u002FMyNeta):\n\n- Total assets: Rs 21,51,63,515 (about Rs 21.5 crore)\n- Total liabilities: Rs 7,06,53,192 (about Rs 7.1 crore)\n- Criminal cases declared: 4\n\nThese figures are self-declared and reflect the position at the time of filing.\n\n## Neta Updates from Rizwan Arshad\n\nRizwan Arshad has not yet started posting updates on NetaSampark. When his office joins NetaSampark Leader, citizens following this profile will see his announcements, work and event updates here.\n\n · Are you Rizwan Arshad or his office?\n\n## Sources\n\nElection Commission of India statistical reports (2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election), official council of ministers list, official Legislative Assembly member list, ADR\u002FMyNeta affidavit data (2023). Last verified: 10 October 2026.","Karnataka","Male","2023: Elected MLA from Shivajinagar, Karnataka Legislative Assembly general election – INC, 64,913 votes (59.44%), margin 23,194 over Chandra.n. 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