K. S. 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]

K. S. Jawahar
Chairman of Andhra Pradesh SC Commission
Incumbent
Assumed office 11 May 2025
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 (1965-01-26) 26 January 1965 (age 60) 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

K. S. Jawahar was appointed as AP SC Commission chairman on 11 May 2025.^[5]

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.^[6] He became a member of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) prior to the 2014 elections.^[7]

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,^[8][9] defeating YSR Congress Party candidate Taneti Vanitha with a majority of 12,745 votes.^[10] 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^[11][12] as part of the cabinet reshuffle in Andhra Pradesh.^[13] In the 2019 elections, he contested as a TDP candidate for the Tiruvuru Assembly constituency^[14] but was defeated by YSR Congress Party candidate Kokkiligadda Rakshana Nidhi by 10,835 votes.^[15][16]