K. S. Jawahar Explained

Birth Date:26 January 1965
Birth Place:Ganugapadu, Tiruvuru, Andhra Pradesh, India
Office2:Member of the Legislative Assembly, Andhra Pradesh
Constituency2:Kovvur, East Godavari district
Term Start2:2014
Term End2:2019
Predecessor2:T V Rama Rao, TDP
Successor2:Taneti Vanitha, YRCP
Party:Telugu Desam Party (2014 – present)
Office1:Minister of Excise, Government of Andhra Pradesh
Term Start1:2 April 2017
Term End1:29 May 2019
Occupation:Teacher, politician
Spouse:Usha Rani
Children:3
Year:2004
Parents:Amrutham (father), Dhanamma (mother)
1Blankname2:Chief Minister
1Namedata2:N. Chandrababu Naidu
Birth Name:Kothapalli Samuel Jawahar

Kothapalli Samuel Jawahar (born 26 January 1965), popularly known as K. S. Jawahar,[1] is a politician from the state of Andhra Pradesh and also a teacher.[2] He served as the State Excise Minister from 2017 to 2019[3] in the state of Andhra Pradesh and was elected as the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kovvur Assembly constituency from 2014 to 2019.[4]

Early life

K. S. Jawahar completed his BA and B.Ed. degrees, as well as a PGDTT qualification. He worked as a teacher in Kovvur and held the position of President of the Andhra Pradesh Teachers Federation.[5] He became a member of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) prior to the 2014 elections.[6]

Political career

Jawahar resigned from his position as a teacher entered politics in 2014 through the Telugu Desam Party. He ran as a TDP candidate for the Kovvur constituency in the 2014 elections and emerged victorious,[7] [8] defeating YSR Congress Party candidate Taneti Vanitha with a majority of 12,745 votes.[9] After assuming office as an MLA, Jawahar took on various roles, including serving as a member of the SC House Committee and being appointed as a board member of the Agriculture Committee under N. G. Ranga Agricultural University. On April 2, 2017, he assumed the role of Excise Minister[10] [11] as part of the cabinet reshuffle in Andhra Pradesh.[12] In the 2019 elections, he contested as a TDP candidate for the Tiruvuru Assembly constituency[13] but was defeated by YSR Congress Party candidate Kokkiligadda Rakshana Nidhi by 10,835 votes.[14] [15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: కొత్త మంత్రుల పుట్టుపూర్వోత్తరాలు Andhrabhoomi - Telugu News Paper Portal Daily Newspaper in Telugu Telugu News Headlines Andhrabhoomi . 2023-10-02 . www.andhrabhoomi.net.
  2. News: 2017-04-04 . Sonrise in AP: Lokesh new IT, panchayat raj minister . The Times of India . 2023-10-02 . 0971-8257.
  3. News: 2017-07-05 . Top stories of the day - July 5, 2017 . en-IN . The Hindu . 2023-10-02 . 0971-751X.
  4. Web site: Public Representatives West Godavari District, Government of Andhra Pradesh India . 2023-10-02 . en-US.
  5. Web site: ఏపీ మంత్రివర్గంలో కొత్త వారి వ్యక్తిగత వివరాలు . 2023-10-02 . www.suryaa.com . en.
  6. Web site: Service . Hans News . 2019-03-18 . Excise Minister Jawahar to contest against MLA Rakshana . 2023-10-02 . www.thehansindia.com . en.
  7. Web site: Kothapalli Samuel Jawahar(TDP):Constituency- KOVVUR(WEST GODAVARI) - Affidavit Information of Candidate . 2023-10-02 . www.myneta.info.
  8. Web site: 2014-05-16 . ఆంధ్రప్రదేశ్ విజేతలు . 2023-10-02 . Sakshi . te.
  9. Web site: IndiaVotes AC: Kovvur 2014 . 2023-10-02 . IndiaVotes.
  10. News: Rao . G. V. R. Subba . 2017-04-02 . 11 new faces, including Lokesh, in Cabinet; 4 from YSRCP make it . en-IN . The Hindu . 2023-10-02 . 0971-751X.
  11. Web site: India . The Hans . 2017-04-14 . Kothapalli Samuel Jawahar vows arrack-free AP . 2023-10-02 . www.thehansindia.com . en.
  12. Web site: 2021-12-10 . ఇవీ ఆంధ్రా కొత్త మంత్రుల శాఖలు . 2023-10-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211210075142/https://telugu.asianetnews.com/andhra-pradesh/naidu-cabinet-and-portfolios . 10 December 2021 .
  13. Web site: Kothapalli Samuel Jawahar(TDP):Constituency- TIRUVURU(KRISHNA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate . 2023-10-02 . myneta.info.
  14. Web site: IndiaVotes AC: Tiruvuru 2019 . 2023-10-02 . IndiaVotes.
  15. News: Staff Reporter . 2019-05-24 . YSRCP set to wrest many seats from Telugu Desam in Krishna district . en-IN . The Hindu . 2023-10-02 . 0971-751X.