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{{Short description|Former Minister of Excise, Andhra Pradesh, India}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name =
| image = File:Kothapalli Samuel Jawahar.jpg
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|01|26|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Ganugapadu, [[Tiruvuru mandal|Tiruvuru]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India
| residence =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| office2 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]], [[14th Andhra Pradesh Assembly|Andhra Pradesh]]
| constituency2 = [[Kovvur Assembly constituency|Kovvur]], [[East Godavari district]]
| term_start2 = 2014
| term_end2 = 2019
| predecessor2 = T V Rama Rao, [[Telugu Desam Party|TDP]]
| successor2 = [[Taneti Vanitha]], [[YSR Congress Party|YRCP]]
| party = [[Telugu Desam Party]] (2014 – present)
| office1 = Minister of Excise, [[Government of Andhra Pradesh|Government of Andhra]]
| term_start1 = 2 April 2017
| term_end1 = 29 May 2019
| predecessor1 =
| occupation = Teacher, politician
| spouse = Usha Rani
| children = 3
| website =
| footnotes =
| year = 2004
| parents = Amrutham, Dhanamma
}}

'''Kothapalli Samuel Jawahar''' (born 26 January 1965), popularly known as '''K. S. Jawahar''',<ref>{{Cite web |title=కొత్త మంత్రుల పుట్టుపూర్వోత్తరాలు {{!}} Andhrabhoomi - Telugu News Paper Portal {{!}} Daily Newspaper in Telugu {{!}} Telugu News Headlines {{!}} Andhrabhoomi |url=http://www.andhrabhoomi.net/content/ap-4396 |access-date=2023-10-02 |website=www.andhrabhoomi.net}}</ref> is a politician from the state of [[Andhra Pradesh]] and also a [[teacher]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-04-04 |title=Sonrise in AP: Lokesh new IT, panchayat raj minister |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/sonrise-in-ap-lokesh-new-it-panchayat-raj-minister/articleshow/58002406.cms |access-date=2023-10-02 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> He served as the State Excise Minister from 2017 to 2019<ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-07-05 |title=Top stories of the day - July 5, 2017 |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/top-stories-of-the-day-july-5-2017/article19216193.ece |access-date=2023-10-02 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> in the state of Andhra Pradesh and was elected as the [[2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] (MLA) for [[Kovvur Assembly constituency]] from 2014 to 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Public Representatives {{!}} West Godavari District, Government of Andhra Pradesh {{!}} India |url=https://westgodavari.ap.gov.in/public-representatives/ |access-date=2023-10-02 |language=en-US}}</ref>

== 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ఏపీ మంత్రివర్గంలో కొత్త వారి వ్యక్తిగత వివరాలు |url=https://www.suryaa.com/ |access-date=2023-10-02 |website=www.suryaa.com |language=en}}</ref> He became a member of the [[Telugu Desam Party]] (TDP) prior to the 2014 elections.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Service |first=Hans News |date=2019-03-18 |title=Excise Minister Jawahar to contest against MLA Rakshana |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/news/cities/vijayawada/excise-minister-jawahar-to-contest-against-mla-rakshana-512925 |access-date=2023-10-02 |website=www.thehansindia.com |language=en}}</ref>

== 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 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2014 elections]] and emerged victorious,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kothapalli Samuel Jawahar(TDP):Constituency- KOVVUR(WEST GODAVARI) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://www.myneta.info/andhra2014/candidate.php?candidate_id=3710 |access-date=2023-10-02 |website=www.myneta.info}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-05-16 |title=ఆంధ్రప్రదేశ్ విజేతలు |url=https://www.sakshi.com/news/elections-2014/winners-in-andhra-pradesh-131007 |access-date=2023-10-02 |website=Sakshi |language=te}}</ref> defeating [[YSR Congress Party]] candidate [[Taneti Vanitha]] with a majority of 12,745 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=IndiaVotes AC: Kovvur 2014 |url=https://www.indiavotes.com/vidhan-sabha-details/2014/andhra-pradesh-%5B2014-onwards%5D/kovvur/62/34900/www.indiavotes.com/vidhan-sabha-details/2014/andhra-pradesh-%5B2014-onwards%5D/kovvur/62/34900/235 |access-date=2023-10-02 |website=IndiaVotes}}</ref> 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<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rao |first=G. V. R. Subba |date=2017-04-02 |title=11 new faces, including Lokesh, in Cabinet; 4 from YSRCP make it |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/11-new-faces-including-lokesh-in-cabinet-4-from-ysrcp-make-it/article17761801.ece |access-date=2023-10-02 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=India |first=The Hans |date=2017-04-14 |title=Kothapalli Samuel Jawahar vows arrack-free AP |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Andhra-Pradesh/2017-04-14/Kothapalli-Samuel-Jawahar-vows-arrack-free-AP/293272 |access-date=2023-10-02 |website=www.thehansindia.com |language=en}}</ref> as part of the cabinet reshuffle in Andhra Pradesh.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-12-10 |title=ఇవీ ఆంధ్రా కొత్త మంత్రుల శాఖలు |url=https://telugu.asianetnews.com/andhra-pradesh/naidu-cabinet-and-portfolios |access-date=2023-10-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210075142/https://telugu.asianetnews.com/andhra-pradesh/naidu-cabinet-and-portfolios |archive-date=10 December 2021 }}</ref> In the 2019 elections, he contested as a TDP candidate for the [[Tiruvuru Assembly constituency]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kothapalli Samuel Jawahar(TDP):Constituency- TIRUVURU(KRISHNA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://myneta.info/andhrapradesh2019/candidate.php?candidate_id=4762 |access-date=2023-10-02 |website=myneta.info}}</ref> but was defeated by YSR Congress Party candidate Kokkiligadda Rakshana Nidhi by 10,835 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=IndiaVotes AC: Tiruvuru 2019 |url=https://www.indiavotes.com/vidhan-sabha-details/2019/andhra-pradesh-%5B2014-onwards%5D/tiruvuru/62/43550/www.indiavotes.com/vidhan-sabha-details/2019/andhra-pradesh-%5B2014-onwards%5D/tiruvuru/62/43550/272 |access-date=2023-10-02 |website=IndiaVotes}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Reporter |first=Staff |date=2019-05-24 |title=YSRCP set to wrest many seats from Telugu Desam in Krishna district |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/ysrcp-set-to-wrest-many-seats-from-telugu-desam-in-krishna-district/article27231075.ece |access-date=2023-10-02 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Telugu Desam Party politicians]]
[[Category:Indian politicians]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1965 births]]
[[Category:Andhra Pradesh politicians]]
[[Category:Members of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
[[Category:Telugu politicians]]
[[Category:Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2014–2019]]

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