How to take release build for Google Play Store using Cordova

Step 1: Navigate to your Project Folder in command prompt

Step 2: Type "cordova build --release android"

Step 3 : Navigate to build output path: ...\platforms\android\build\outputs\apk

Step 4: Sign apk using below command
jarsigner -verbose -sigalg SHA1withRSA -digestalg SHA1 -keystore YOURAPP.keystore android-release-unsigned.apk YOURAPP

Step 5: Compress/zip  apk
Naivate to below path in command prompt:
C:\AndroidStudio\build-tools\23.0.2\
Run the below command
zipalign -v 4 android-release-unsigned.apk YOURAPP.apk

Now the APK is ready in below path to release in Play store
  ../platforms\android\build\outputs\apk\YOURAPP.apk