i have developed my plugin and i got some strange problem. when i am including Jquery lib file with this code
   <script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.10.2/jquery.min.js"></script>
it's working fine but when i am including Jquery Lib with this code it's not working
   <script src="<?php echo plugins_url(); ?> /kp_contactus/js/jquery.js"> </script>
the path is proper i have checked and local Jquery lib version is jQuery v1.10.2
i am getting console error is...
Uncaught TypeError: Property '$' of object [object Object] is not a function ?page_id=19:108 (anonymous function)
can anybody suggest what's going wrong with it?
   $('#contact').validate({
        /* Making ajax request on successfull submition*/
       submitHandler : function (form){
           var name=$("#firstname").val();
           var email=$("#useremail").val();
           var contact=$("#mobile").val();
           var type=$("#type").val();
           var msg=$("#message").val();
           $("#send").attr("disabled",true).html("Sending");
           var data = { 'name': name, 'email' : email, 'contact' : contact, 'type' : type, 'msg' : msg };
           $.ajax({
               url : '<?php echo plugins_url();?>'+'/kp_contactus/kp_contact_config.php',
               type : 'POST',
               data : {contact:JSON.stringify(data)},
               success : function (msg)
               {
                  $("#info").fadeIn().html(msg).fadeOut(5000);
                  $("#send").attr("disabled",false).html("Send");
                  $("#contact").find("input").val("");
                  $("#contact").find("textarea").val("");
               }
           })
       },