[1][2] He was the Congress candidate for Bangalore Central constituency in the 2014 Lok Sabha election, where he lost against BJP's P. C.

He is married to Najeeha and has three children, Faizan, Rizwan Arshad is a Bachelor of Commerce from St. Philomena's College, Mysore.

[citation needed] Rizwan Arshad started his political career through NSUI in 1995–96, when he was elected as the class representative, St. Philomena's College.

In 2011, Rizwan became the first elected State President of Karnataka Pradesh Youth Congress (KPYCC) with a decisive margin.

[18] Rizwan Arshad was the Congress-JDS joint candidate for Bangalore Central constituency for 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, losing once again against BJP's P. C.