Election history
All the elections where a candidate by the name R. Q. Arshad contested in whether lost or won, by how many votes. His/ her vote share etc details all can be found here.
LOST against Mukthar Unnisa
with 15% vote share
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Mukthar Unnisa | INC | 15,552 |
| Muruthi Rao Pawar | BJP | 11,388 |
| S. K. Rehaman | CPI | 8,151 |
| R. Q. Arshad | IND | 8,077 |
| B. Kodanda Ramu | IND | 2,125 |
| Taj Mohammed Khan | IND | 2,015 |
| S. Shanthappa | IND | 1,435 |
| Venkatesh | LKD | 714 |
| Raju | IND | 611 |
| Chikka Swamy | IND | 583 |
| Abdul Khader Sait | IND | 454 |
| K. S. Ramalingaiah | IND | 307 |
| G. Madaiah | IND | 280 |
| D. Ranga Raju | IND | 263 |
| P. Mammootty | IND | 179 |
| Syed Kareem | IND | 92 |
| B. Ilyas Ahmed | IND | 57 |
| Nataraj | IND | 45 |
| Guru Siddaiah | IND | 42 |
| Kamruddin Shah | IND | 35 |
| D. Aswath | IND | 34 |
| Abubakar Sait | IND | 18 |
LOST against Azeez Said
with 34% vote share
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Azeez Said | JNP | 26,576 |
| R. Q. Arshad | INC | 17,512 |
| Chikkrangappa | ICS | 3,642 |
| Santappa | IND | 1,017 |
| B. H. Khleel Khan | BJP | 914 |
| Nadi Musfeer | IND | 613 |
| Raju | IND | 374 |
| Gurusiddaiah | IND | 336 |
| Vasudeva | IND | 267 |
| H. Chamaiah | IND | 257 |
| S. M. Hussaini | ICJ | 132 |
| Swamy | IND | 105 |
| S. Chikkamadu | IND | 103 |