K. S. Jawahar | |
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Minister of Excise, Government of Andhra Pradesh | |
In office 2 April 2017 –29 May 2019 | |
Member of the Legislative Assembly,Andhra Pradesh | |
In office 2014–2019 | |
Chief Minister | N. Chandrababu Naidu |
Preceded by | T V Rama Rao,TDP |
Succeeded by | Taneti Vanitha,YRCP |
Constituency | Kovvur,East Godavari district |
Personal details | |
Born | Kothapalli Samuel Jawahar 26 January 1965 Ganugapadu,Tiruvuru,Andhra Pradesh,India |
Political party | Telugu Desam Party (2014 –present) |
Spouse | Usha Rani |
Children | 3 |
Parent(s) | Amrutham (father),Dhanamma (mother) |
Occupation | Teacher,politician |
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]
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]
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]
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