B. Nagendra

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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.

B. Nagendra
Cabinet Minister
Government of Karnataka
In office
27 May 2023 – 31 May 2024
GovernorThawarchand Gehlot
CabinetSecond Siddaramaiah ministry
Chief MinisterSiddaramaiah
Ministry and Departments
  • Youth Services
  • Sports
  • ST Welfare
Preceded byNarayana Gowda, B Sriramulu
Succeeded byTBA
Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2018
Preceded byNY Gopalkrishna
ConstituencyBellary Rural
In office
2008–2018
Preceded byAnil Lad
Succeeded byNY Gopalkrishna
ConstituencyKudligi
Personal details
Born (1971-09-15) 15 September 1971 (age 53)
Bellary
NationalityIndian
Political partyIndian national congress (2018 - present)
Other political
affiliations
Bhartiya Janata Party (2008-2018)
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionMine Owner

Education

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He is a B.com. graduate from Veerashaiva College, Bellary, Gulbarga University in the year 1993.[2]

Career

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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.

Electoral statistics

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Year Constituency Party Result Votes Opposition Party Opposition votes
2008 Kudligi BJP Won 54,443 INC 45,686
2013 Kudligi IND Won 71,477 INC 46,674
2018 Bellary Rural INC Won 79,186 BJP 76,507
2023 Bellary Rural INC Won 103,836 BJP 74,536

References

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  1. ^ "B Nagendra - MLA Ballari (Rural) | Jana Nayaka". 19 May 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "B Nagendra(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- Bellary - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  3. ^ "B.nagendra(Independent(IND)):Constituency- Kudligi (Bellary) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
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