| B. Nagendra | |
| Office: | Cabinet Minister Government of Karnataka |
| Predecessor: | Narayana Gowda, B Sriramulu |
| Successor: | TBA |
| Governor: | Thawarchand Gehlot |
| 1Blankname: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata: | Siddaramaiah |
| Subterm: | Cabinet |
| Suboffice: | Second Siddaramaiah ministry |
| 2Blankname: | Ministry and Departments |
| 2Namedata: |
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| Term Start: | 27 May 2023 |
| Term End: | 31 May 2024 |
| Office1: | Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly |
| Term Start1: | 2018 |
| Predecessor1: | NY Gopalkrishna |
| Constituency1: | Bellary Rural |
| Term Start2: | 2008 |
| Term End2: | 2018 |
| Predecessor2: | Anil Lad |
| Successor2: | NY Gopalkrishna |
| Constituency2: | Kudligi |
| Birth Date: | 1971 9, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Bellary |
| Occupation: | Politician |
| Party: | Indian national congress (2018 - present) |
| Otherparty: | Bhartiya Janata Party (2008-2018) |
| Profession: | Mine Owner |
| Nationality: | Indian |
B. Nagendra[1] is an Indian politician]]. He has been elected four times as a member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from the Bellary & Kudligi constituency.
He is a B.com. graduate from Veerashaiva College, Bellary, Gulbarga University in the year 1993.[2]
He represents Bellary Rural constituency from Ballari district as a member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly as an INC candidate. He was elected as Member of Legislative Assembly from Kudligi from 2008 to 2018 as BJP and Independent candidate respectively. He was a former close aide of Mining Baron Gali Janardhan Reddy.[3] He defeated BJP leader and former Transport minister of Karnataka B Sriramulu by 29,500 votes in 2023 legislative assembly election representing Bellary Rural.
| Year | Constituency | Party | Result | Votes | Opposition Party | Opposition votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 54,443 | INC | 45,686 | |||||
| 2013 | 71,477 | INC | 46,674 | |||||
| 2018 | 79,186 | BJP | 76,507 | |||||
| 2023 | 103,836 | BJP | 74,536 |