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'''Thrissur District''' has four types of administrative hierarchies:  
'''Thrissur District''' has four types of administrative hierarchies:
* Taluk and village administration managed by the provincial government of Kerala
* District, Taluk, and Village administration managed by the state government of Kerala; non-elected posts.
* Panchayath administration managed by the local bodies
* Panchayath Administrations, which are managed by the elected local bodies ''(Tier-3)''
* Parliament constituencies for the federal government of India
* Assembly Constituencies for the State Government of Kerala ''(Tier-2)''
* Assembly constituencies for the provincial government of Kerala
* Parliament Constituencies for the Union Government of India ''(Tier-1)''
[[File:Thrissur Taluk map.png|thumb|Taluks in Thrissur District]]


==Taluks in Thrissur district==
==Revenue and Civil ==
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Source:<ref>https://thrissur.nic.in/en/villages-255/</ref>
[[File:Subdistricts of Thrissur.svg|thumb|350px|Taluks in Thrissur District]]
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix = Shri.
| name            = Arjun Pandian [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]
| honorific_suffix =
| image            =
| image_size      =
| alt              =
| caption          =
| order            =
| office          = District Collector & Magistrate of [[Thrissur]]
| status          = <!--If this is specified, overrides Incumbent.-->
| term_start      = 19 July 2024
| term_end        =
| subterm          =
| suboffice        = Sub-Collector & Revenue Divisional Officer (TCR)
| deputy          = Shri. '''Akhil V Menon''' [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]
| suboffice2      = Deputy Collector (General) & Additional District Magistrate
| deputy2          = Shri. '''Murali T'''
| suboffice3      = Revenue Divisional Officer (IJK)
| deputy3          = Dr. '''M C Rejil'''
}}
 
===Taluks===
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|-
|-
|style="background-color:#A1C2CF; color:#FFFFFF "|<div style="text-align:center;">'''Taluks & its Headquarters'''</div>
|style="background-color:#A1C2CF; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center;" |'''Taluks & its Headquarters'''
 
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|[[Thrissur]]
|[[Thrissur]]
|style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Thrissur]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Thrissur]]'''
|----
|----
|[[Mukundapuram taluk]]
|[[Mukundapuram]]
|style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Irinjalakuda]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Irinjalakuda]]'''
|----
|----
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|----
|----
|[[Chalakudy]]
|[[Chalakudy]]
|style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Chalakudy]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Chalakudy]]'''
|----
|[[Kunnamkulam]]
|style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Kunnamkulam]]'''
|}
|}
|}
|}


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The district is divided into two Revenue Sub Divisions: Thrissur and Irinjalakuda, and is headed by the Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO). The district is divided into seven taluks, headed by the Thasildar. Each of these taluks is further divided into villages headed by a village officer, with a total of 255 villages in the district. The numbers in the brackets denote the number of villages in each taluk.
|-
*Taluks under '''Thrissur Revenue Division''':
|style="background-color:#A1C2CF; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center;" |'''Municipalities'''
**Thrissur (74)
**Chavakkad (29)
**Talappilly (45)
**Kunnamkulam (29)
*Taluks under '''Irinjalakuda Revenue Division''':
**Mukundapuram (29)
**Chalakudy (31)
**Kodungallur (18)
 
===Villages===
The following contains a detailed list of villages within Thrissur district, under various taluks.
{{Main|List of villages in Thrissur district}}
 
==Law and order==
{{Main|Kerala Police}}
[[File:Office of the District Police Chief, Thrissur City kerala.jpg|thumb|400px|Office of the District Police Chief]]
 
Thrissur district is the headquarters of [[Thrissur City Police]] and Thrissur Rural Police, which make up the two police districts that operate within the civil district of Thrissur. The city is also the headquarters of [[Deputy Inspector General of Police]] (DIG), Thrissur Range, which looks after the law and order of Thrissur District, [[Palakkad District]] and [[Malappuram district]]. All the [[Superintendent of Police]] of these three districts come under his jurisdiction. The city also contains the  Kerala Police Academy,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.keralapolice.org/newsite/kepa.html |title=Official website of Kerala Police |access-date=2016-08-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090101163953/http://www.keralapolice.org/newsite/kepa.html |archive-date=2009-01-01 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Central Prison, Viyyur]],<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.keralaprisons.gov.in/images/stories/pdf/cpvyr.pdf
|title=Central Prison, Viyyur
|publisher=Kerala Government
|access-date=11 October 2010
|archive-date=25 February 2021
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225072447/http://www.keralaprisons.gov.in/images/stories/pdf/cpvyr.pdf
|url-status=dead
}}</ref> [[Police Dog Training Centre]] and [[Excise Academy and Research Centre]]. [[India Reserve Battalion]], new commando unit of [[Kerala Police]] is headquartered in [[Ramavarmapuram]].<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/article1047353.ece
|title=State security force soon
|work=The Hindu
|access-date=3 February 2011
|location=Chennai, India
|date=7 January 2011}}</ref> [[Border Security Force]] (148 battalion) have its first centre in Kerala in Thrissur only.<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/11/01/stories/2009110153990300.htm
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111013113835/http://www.hindu.com/2009/11/01/stories/2009110153990300.htm
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=13 October 2011
|title=29 more battalions for BSF
|access-date=3 February 2011
|location=Chennai, India
|work=[[The Hindu]]
|date=1 November 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/article1132711.ece
|title=More BSF facilities promised
|work=The Hindu
|access-date=3 February 2011
|location=Chennai, India
|date=28 January 2011}}</ref>
 
=== [[Thrissur City Police|Thrissur Commissionerate]]===
{{Main|Thrissur City Police}}
{{Infobox police officer
|honorific_prefix = Commissioner of Police
|name            = Nakul Rajendra Deshmukh [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]
|honorific_suffix = District Police Chief
|image            =
|department      = [[Kerala Police]]
|branch          = [[Thrissur City Police]]
|service_years    = 2025 - [[Incumbent]]
|status          =
|rank            = Superintendent of Police (SP)
|other_work      =
}}
The Thrissur City Police is headed by a Police [[Commissioner of Police (India)|Commissioner]], an [[Indian Police Service]] (IPS) officer of the rank [[Superintendent of Police (India)|Superintendent of Police]] (SP). The city is divided into four sub divisions, [[Thrissur]], [[Ollur]], [[Kunnamkulam]] and [[Guruvayur]]. It also operates 24 police stations, including a woman police station and a traffic police station. There is also a Cyber Crime police station. <ref>{{cite news
|url= http://www.hindu.com/2011/03/02/stories/2011030260110500.htm
|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110307193425/http://www.hindu.com/2011/03/02/stories/2011030260110500.htm
|url-status= dead
|archive-date= 7 March 2011
|title=Thrissur to have city police commissionerate
|access-date=24 June 2011
|location=Chennai, India
|work= [[The Hindu]]
|date=2 March 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
|url= http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/03/stories/2011020362340400.htm
|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110207215745/http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/03/stories/2011020362340400.htm
|url-status= dead
|archive-date= 7 February 2011
|title=Probe ordered into explosions
|access-date=24 June 2011
|location=Chennai, India
|work= [[The Hindu]]
|date=3 February 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
|url= http://www.hindu.com/2011/03/04/stories/2011030459320500.htm
|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110309055023/http://www.hindu.com/2011/03/04/stories/2011030459320500.htm
|url-status= dead
|archive-date= 9 March 2011
|title=Thrissur gets Police Commissioner
|access-date=24 June 2011
|location=Chennai, India
|work= [[The Hindu]]
|date=4 March 2011}}</ref>
The [[Thrissur City Police]] Commissionerate is situated in Pattalam Road near East Police Station.
 
===Thrissur Rural Police District ===
{{Infobox police officer
|honorific_prefix = District Police Chief
|name            = B Krishnakumar [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]
|honorific_suffix =
|image            =
|department      = [[Kerala Police]]
|branch          = Thrissur Rural Police
|service_years    = 2025 - [[Incumbent]]
|status          =
|rank            = Superintendent of Police (SP)
|other_work      =
}}
The Thrissur Rural Police has its headquarters at the District Collectorate complex at [[Ayyanthole]]. It is headed by a [[superintendent of Police (India)|Superintendent of Police]] (SP). Thrissur Rural Police District comprises 22 Police Stations in 3 Police Sub Divisions: Irinjalakuda, Chalakudy, and Kodungallur. Out of 22 Police Stations, 19 are handling law and order. The other 3 Police Stations are the Coastal Police Station at Azhekode, Vanitha Police Station at Irinjalakuda, and the Cyber Police Station at Irinjalakuda. Apart from this, one Control Room is functioning at Kodungallur.<ref>https://thrissurrural.keralapolice.gov.in/</ref>
 
==Elected Governing Bodies==
===Local Self-Governing Bodies ''(Tier-3)''===
{{Main|Local government in Kerala}}
The district of Kerala has the following counts of Local Self-Governing Bodies (LSGs), which form the third-tier government.
* Panchayati Raj Institutions (Rural)
**[[District Panchayat]] - 1
**[[Block Panchayat]] - 16
**[[Grama Panchayat]] - 86
* Urban Local Bodies
**[[Municipality]] - 7
**[[Municipal Corporation]] - 1
 
Thrissur Municipal Corporation is the only [[municipal corporation]] in the district. Each local body is made up of multiple ''wards'', each of which elects a councillor to the body.
 
===Kerala State Assembly Constituencies ''(Tier-2)''===
[[File:Niyamasabha constituency map - Thrissur district.jpg]]


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There are 13 [[constituencies]] from the district of [[Thrissur]]:
|style="text-align:center;" |[[Kunnamkulam]]
*61 - [[Chelakkara Assembly Constituency]]
|----
*62 - [[Kunnamkulam Assembly Constituency]]  
|style="text-align:center;" |[[Chalakudy]]
*63 - [[Guruvayoor Assembly Constituency]]
|----
*64 - [[Manalur Assembly Constituency]]
|style="text-align:center;" |[[Kodungallur]]
*65 - [[Wadakkanchery Assembly Constituency]]
|----
*66 - [[Ollur Assembly Constituency]]  
|style="text-align:center;" |[[Chavakad]]
*67 - [[Thrissur Assembly Constituency]]
|----
*68 - [[Nattika Assembly Constituency]]
|style="text-align:center;" |[[Guruvayur]]
*69 - [[Kaipamangalam Assembly Constituency]]
|----
*70 - [[Irinjalakuda Assembly Constituency]]
|style="text-align:center;" |[[Irinjalakuda]]
*71 - [[Puthukkad Assembly constituency|Puthukkad Assembly Constituency]]
|----
*72 - [[Chalakudy Assembly Constituency]]
|style="text-align:center;" |[[wadakkanchery]]
*73 - [[Kodungallur Assembly Constituency]]
|}
|}


The main legislative constituency in the district is [[Thrissur Assembly Constituency]]. Apart from the city constituency, there are 13 other [[constituencies]] from the district of [[Thrissur]]: [[Thrissur Assembly Constituency]], [[Ollur Assembly Constituency]], [[Guruvayoor]], [[Chalakkudy]], [[Kaipamangalam]], [[Nattika]], [[Kodungallur]], [[Irinjalakuda]], Puthukad, [[Manaloor]], [[Kunnamkulam]], [[Wadakkancheri]] and Chelakkara. There are two parliament constituencies: [[Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency]] and Chalakudy. [[C. N. Jayadevan]] is the Thrissur MP and [[Innocent (actor)]] is the Chalakudy MP. Thrissur municipal corporation is the only [[municipal corporation]] in the district. For administrative purposes, the district of [[Thrissur]] is divided into six [[talukas]]. These six taluk centres are administrative hubs for 151 villages in Thrissur.
===Lok Sabha Parliamentary Constituency ''(Tier 1)''===
The district of Thrissur forms part of three parliamentary constituencies, for the [[Lok Sabha]], out of 20:  
*[[Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency]]  
*[[Chalakudy Lok Sabha constituency]]; headquartered in Chalakkudy, Thrissur district. (3/7 assembly constituencies in Thrissur district)
*[[Alathur Lok Sabha constituency]]; headquartered in Alathur, Palakkad district. (3/7 assembly constituencies in Thrissur district)


==Thrissur Municipality==
[[Suresh Gopi]] is the Thrissur MP, [[Benny Behanan]] is the Chalakudy MP, and [[K. Radhakrishnan (politician)|K. Radhakrishnan]] is the Alathur MP.


{{Main|Administration of Thrissur}}
==Local Self-Governments ''(Tier-3)''==
{| style="clear:right; float:right; background:#ffffff; margin: 0 0 0.5em 1em;" class="toccolours" width="220" font-size : "90%"
The number of local bodies governed by different coalitions/alliances is listed below, along with the total number. These are as per the last [[2025 Kerala local elections|elections]] held in 2025 December. <ref>https://trend.kerala.nic.in/</ref><ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/kerala-local-body-election-results-2025-nda-and-ldf-neck-and-neck-in-thiruvananthapuram-corporationlive-updates/articleshow/125943780.cms</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|+
2025 Thrissur Local Self-Government
! rowspan="3" |LSG body
! colspan="5" |Ruling Coalition / Party
! rowspan="3" |Total
|-
|-
!style="background:#A8BDEC" align="center" colspan="2"|'''Municipal Corporation Officials'''
| style="background:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}" |
| style="background:{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}" |
| style="background:{{party color|National Democratic Alliance}}" |
| style="background:black" |
|
|-
|-
|align="center"| Mayor|| M.K Varghese
!LDF
!UDF
!NDA
!Others
!Tie
|-
|-
|align="center"|Police Commissioner|| R. Aditya IPS
|'''Grama Panchayats'''
|44
|34
|1
|0
|7
!86
|-
|-
|align="center"|Deputy mayor||Rajasree Gopan
|'''Block Panchayats'''
|10
|5
|0
|0
|1
!16
|-
|-
!style="background:#A8BDEC" align="center" colspan="3"|'''Members of Legislative Assembly'''
|'''District Panchayats'''
|1
|0
|0
|0
|0
!1
|-
|-
|align="center"|[[Thrissur Assembly Constituency]]||[[V. S. Sunil Kumar]]
|'''Municipalities'''
|5
|2
|0
|0
|0
!7
|-
|-
|align="center"|[[Ollur Assembly Constituency]]||[[K. Rajan (politician)|K. Rajan]]
|'''Corporations'''
|0
|1
|0
|0
|0
!1
|-
|-
!style="background:#A8BDEC" align="center" colspan="3"|'''Member of Parliament'''
!Total
!60
!42
!1
!0
!8
!111
|}
 
The following lists the number of wards held by each coalition/alliance across multiple local bodies, as of 2025.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
2025 Thrissur LSG Wards
! rowspan="3" |Local self-government body
! colspan="4" |Ruling Coalition / Party
! rowspan="3" |Total
|-
| style="background:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}" |
| style="background:{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}" |
| style="background:{{party color|National Democratic Alliance}}" |
| style="background:black" |
|-
!LDF
!UDF
!NDA
!Others
|-
|'''Grama Panchayats'''
|726
|641
|171
|63
!1601
|-
|'''Block Panchayats'''
|133
|88
|5
|5
!231
|-
|'''District Panchayats'''
|21
|9
|0
|0
!30
|-
|'''Municipalities'''
|125
|99
|36
|26
!286
|-
|-
|align="center"|[[Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency]]||[[T. N. Prathapan]]
|'''Corporations'''
|11
|33
|8
|4
!56
|-
!Total
!1016
!870
!220
!98
!2204
|}
|}


===Thrissur Municipal Corporation===
{{Infobox mayor
| honorific_prefix = Honourable
| name            = Dr. Niji Justin
| honorific_suffix =
| image            =
| alt              =
| order            = 10th Mayor of
| office          = Thrissur
| election        =
| term_start      = {{Start date|2025|12|26}}
| term_end        = Incumbent
| deputy          = A Prasad
| predecessor      = [[M K Varghese]]
| party            = [[Indian National Congress]]
}}
[[File:Thrissur Municipal Corporation2.jpg|thumb|left|[[Municipal Corporation Building, Thrissur]] seen from M.O. Road]]
{{Main|Thrissur Municipal Corporation}}
{{Main|Thrissur Municipal Corporation}}
[[File:Thrissur Muncipal Corporation2.JPG|thumb|left|[[Municipal Corporation Building, Thrissur]] seen from M.O. Road]]
Thrissur city functioned as a municipality since 1921 under the [[Cochin]] Municipal Regulations.<ref name="Malayala Manorama">{{cite web
Thrissur city functioned as a municipality since 1921 under the [[Cochin]] Municipal Regulations.<ref name="Malayala Manorama">{{cite web
|url=http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/localContentView.do?tabId=16&contentId=8143095&district=Thrissur&programId=1079897624&BV_ID=@@@
|url=http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/localContentView.do?tabId=16&contentId=8143095&district=Thrissur&programId=1079897624&BV_ID=@@@
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}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://210.212.239.30/tsr/ksduppro.htm |title=History |publisher=Thrissur Corporation |access-date=5 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100719122634/http://210.212.239.30/tsr/ksduppro.htm |archive-date=2010-07-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 1932, the new corporation building was constructed, and in 1972 new areas from other Panchayats were added to the municipality.<ref name="Malayala Manorama"/> On 1 October 2000, the municipal town was upgraded to the level of a Municipal Corporation with the Panchayats of [[Ayyanthole]], Koorkkenchery, [[Nadathara]], Vilvattom (part), [[Ollur]] and [[Ollukkara]]. The Corporation comprises three legislative assemblies Thrissur, [[Ollur]] and [[Cherpu]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thrissur.nic.in/tsrurben.asp |title=Demographic & Area Particulars of Urban Local Bodies |publisher=Thrissur District |access-date=22 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616192927/http://thrissur.nic.in/tsrurben.asp |archive-date=2011-06-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The city is administered by the [[Thrissur Municipal Corporation]], headed by a mayor. The corporation is the second-largest city corporation in the state of [[Kerala]] in India. The city is the only local body in [[Kerala]] which directly controls power, water supply and solid waste management system in the city.
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://210.212.239.30/tsr/ksduppro.htm |title=History |publisher=Thrissur Corporation |access-date=5 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100719122634/http://210.212.239.30/tsr/ksduppro.htm |archive-date=2010-07-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 1932, the new corporation building was constructed, and in 1972 new areas from other Panchayats were added to the municipality.<ref name="Malayala Manorama"/> On 1 October 2000, the municipal town was upgraded to the level of a Municipal Corporation with the Panchayats of [[Ayyanthole]], Koorkkenchery, [[Nadathara]], Vilvattom (part), [[Ollur]] and [[Ollukkara]]. The Corporation comprises three legislative assemblies Thrissur, [[Ollur]] and [[Cherpu]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thrissur.nic.in/tsrurben.asp |title=Demographic & Area Particulars of Urban Local Bodies |publisher=Thrissur District |access-date=22 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616192927/http://thrissur.nic.in/tsrurben.asp |archive-date=2011-06-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The city is administered by the [[Thrissur Municipal Corporation]], headed by a mayor. The corporation is the second-largest city corporation in the state of [[Kerala]] in India. The city is the only local body in [[Kerala]] which directly controls power, water supply and solid waste management system in the city.


For administrative purposes, the city is divided into 52 wards, from which the members of the corporation council are elected for five years. The corporation has its headquarters in Thrissur city.<ref name="Malayala Manorama"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://210.212.239.30/tsr/corporation.htm |title=Thrissur Corporation |publisher=Thrissur Municipal Corporation |access-date=22 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100720233639/http://210.212.239.30/tsr/corporation.htm |archive-date=2010-07-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The [[Thrissur Urban Development Authority]] and Town and Country Planning Department (TCPD) are the agencies that prepare development plan for the city.<ref name="adb.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.adb.org/Documents/Reports/Consultant/32300-IND/32300-02-Thrissur-IND-TACR.pdf |title=Urban Planning and Land Use Management |publisher=ADB |access-date=12 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120612064216/http://www2.adb.org/Documents/Reports/Consultant/32300-IND/32300-02-Thrissur-IND-TACR.pdf |archive-date=12 June 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web
For administrative purposes, the city is divided into 56 wards, from which the members of the corporation council are elected for five years. The corporation has its headquarters in Thrissur city.<ref name="Malayala Manorama"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://210.212.239.30/tsr/corporation.htm |title=Thrissur Corporation |publisher=Thrissur Municipal Corporation |access-date=22 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100720233639/http://210.212.239.30/tsr/corporation.htm |archive-date=2010-07-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The [[Thrissur Urban Development Authority]] and Town and Country Planning Department (TCPD) are the agencies that prepare development plan for the city.<ref name="adb.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.adb.org/Documents/Reports/Consultant/32300-IND/32300-02-Thrissur-IND-TACR.pdf |title=Urban Planning and Land Use Management |publisher=ADB |access-date=12 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120612064216/http://www2.adb.org/Documents/Reports/Consultant/32300-IND/32300-02-Thrissur-IND-TACR.pdf |archive-date=12 June 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.indiankanoon.org/doc/1836723/
|url=http://www.indiankanoon.org/doc/1836723/
|title=T.N. Rugmani And Another vs C. Achutha Menon And Ors on 20 December, 1990
|title=T.N. Rugmani And Another vs C. Achutha Menon And Ors on 20 December, 1990
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===Law and order===
===Municipalities ===
 
Source:<ref>trend.kerala.nic.in</ref>
The city is the headquarters of [[Thrissur City Police]] and Thrissur Rural Police. The Thrissur City Police is headed by a Police Commissioner, an [[Indian Police Service]] (IPS) officer. The city is divided into three sub divisions, Thrissur, [[Kunnamkulam]] and [[Guruvayur]]. It also operates 24 police stations, including a woman police station and a traffic police station.<ref>{{cite news
|url= http://www.hindu.com/2011/03/02/stories/2011030260110500.htm
|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110307193425/http://www.hindu.com/2011/03/02/stories/2011030260110500.htm
|url-status= dead
|archive-date= 7 March 2011
|title=Thrissur to have city police commissionerate
|access-date=24 June 2011
|location=Chennai, India
|work= [[The Hindu]]
|date=2 March 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
|url= http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/03/stories/2011020362340400.htm
|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110207215745/http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/03/stories/2011020362340400.htm
|url-status= dead
|archive-date= 7 February 2011
|title=Probe ordered into explosions
|access-date=24 June 2011
|location=Chennai, India
|work= [[The Hindu]]
|date=3 February 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
|url= http://www.hindu.com/2011/03/04/stories/2011030459320500.htm
|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110309055023/http://www.hindu.com/2011/03/04/stories/2011030459320500.htm
|url-status= dead
|archive-date= 9 March 2011
|title=Thrissur gets Police Commissioner
|access-date=24 June 2011
|location=Chennai, India
|work= [[The Hindu]]
|date=4 March 2011}}</ref>
 
The [[Thrissur City Police]] Commissionarate is situated in Pattalam Road near East Police Station. The Thrissur Rural Police has its headquarters at the District Collectorate complex at [[Ayyanthole]]. The city is also the headquarters of [[Deputy Inspector General of Police]], Thrissur Range, which looks after the law and order of Thrissur District, [[Palakkad District]] and [[Malappuram district]]. All the [[Superintendent of Police]] of these three districts come under his jurisdiction. The city also contains the  Kerala Police Academy,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.keralapolice.org/newsite/kepa.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2016-08-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090101163953/http://www.keralapolice.org/newsite/kepa.html |archive-date=2009-01-01 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Central Prison, Viyyur]],<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.keralaprisons.gov.in/images/stories/pdf/cpvyr.pdf
|title=Central Prison, Viyyur
|publisher=Kerala Government
|access-date=11 October 2010}}</ref> [[Police Dog Training Centre]] and [[Excise Academy and Research Centre]]. [[India Reserve Battalion]], new commando unit of [[Kerala Police]] is headquartered in [[Ramavarmapuram]].<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/article1047353.ece
|title=State security force soon
|work=The Hindu
|access-date=3 February 2011
|location=Chennai, India
|date=7 January 2011}}</ref> [[Border Security Force]] (148 battalion) have its first centre in Kerala in Thrissur only.<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/11/01/stories/2009110153990300.htm
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111013113835/http://www.hindu.com/2009/11/01/stories/2009110153990300.htm
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=13 October 2011
|title=29 more battalions for BSF
|access-date=3 February 2011
|location=Chennai, India
|work=[[The Hindu]]
|date=1 November 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/article1132711.ece
|title=More BSF facilities promised
|work=The Hindu
|access-date=3 February 2011
|location=Chennai, India
|date=28 January 2011}}</ref>
[[File:Chalakkudy-Assembly-Segments-en.svg|thumb|Chalakudy Lok Sabha constituency]]
 
==Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency==
[[Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency|Thrissur]] is one of the 20 [[Lok Sabha]] constituency in [[Kerala]].


===Assembly segments===
Thrissur district has 7 [[Municipality|municipalities]], as listed below, each governed by a Municipal chairman and several committees chaired by councellors (ward members).
[[Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency|Thrissur]] Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S11/KL_Dist_PC_AC.pdf
|title=Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies
|access-date=2008-10-19
|work=Kerala
|publisher=Election Commission of India
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081030085443/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S11/KL_Dist_PC_AC.pdf
|archive-date=2008-10-30
}}</ref>
#[[Thrissur Assembly Constituency]]
#[[Ollur Assembly Constituency]]
#[[Pudukad Assembly Constituency]]
#[[Manalur Assembly Constituency]]
#[[Guruvayoor Assembly Constituency]]
#[[Nattika Assembly Constituency]]
#[[Irinjalakuda Assembly Constituency]]


===Members of Parliament from Thrissur===
''Under updation in line with 2025 local body elections.''
{{update|2019 election results|date=June 2022}}
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!No
!Term
!Municipality
!Member
!District
!Party
!Chairman
|----
! colspan="2" |Alliance
|1951 - 1957
|-
|[[Iyyunni Chalakka]] ([[Travancore-Cochin]])
|M08032
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|[[Chalakudy]]
|----  
| rowspan="7" |[[Thrissur district|Thrissur]]
|1957 - 1962
|
|[[K.Krishnan Warrier]]
|{{Full party name with color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)|dab=yes|rowspan=2}}
|[[CPI]]
|-
|----
|M08033
|1962 - 1967
|[[Irinjalakuda]]
|[[K.Krishnan Warrier]]
|
|[[CPI]]
|-
|----
|M08034
|1967 - 1970
|[[Kodungalloor]]
|[[C. Janardhanan]]
|
|[[CPI]]
|{{Full party name with color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|rowspan=5}}
|----
|-
|1971 - 1977
|M08035
|[[C. Janardhanan]]
|[[Chavakkad]]
|[[CPI]]
|
|----
|-
|1977 - 1979
|M08036
|[[K.A. Rajan]]
|[[Kunnamkulam]]
|[[CPI]]
|
|----
|-
|1980 - 1984
|M08037
|[[K.A. Rajan]]
|[[Guruvayur]]
|[[CPI]]
|
|----
|-
|1984 - 1989
|M08068
|[[P.A. Antony]]
|[[Wadakkancherry]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|
|----
|1989 - 1991
|[[P.A. Antony]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|----
|1991 - 1996
|[[P. C. Chacko]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|----
|1996 - 1997
|[[V.V. Raghavan]]  
|[[CPI]]
|----
|1998 - 1999
|[[V.V. Raghavan]]  
|[[CPI]]
|----
|1999 - 2004
|[[A.C. Jose]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|----
|2004 - 2009
|[[C.K. Chandrappan]]
|[[CPI]]
|----
|2009 - 2014
|[[P. C. Chacko]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|----
|2014-[[Incumbent]]
|[[C. N. Jayadevan]]
|[[CPI]]
|}
|}


===Indian general election results===
==Members of Elected Constituencies ''(Tier 1&2)''==
 
===Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Indian general election]]  [[Thrissur]]}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|type = LS
  |party      = Communist Party of India
|name                  = KL 10 - Thrissur
  |candidate  = [[C. N. Jayadevan]]
|map_image = Thrissur Lok Sabha Constituency.jpg
  |votes      = 3,89,209
|map_caption = Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency
  |percentage = 42.28
|reservation=
  |change    = 255
 
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Infobox MP
  |party      = Indian National Congress
| honorific_prefix = Honourable
  |candidate  = [[K. P. Dhanapalan|K P Dhanapalan]]
| name = [[Suresh Gopi]]
  |votes      = 3,50,982
| honorific_suffix = MP
  |percentage = 38.13
| image = Suresh Gopi.jpg
  |change    = -9.10
| constituency_MP = [[Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency]]
| parliament = Indian
| predecessor = [[T. N. Prathapan]]
| successor =  
| term_start = 4 June 2024
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box begin | title=[[2024 Indian general election]]: Thrissur<ref name="2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Thrissur">{{cite news |last1=Election Commission of India |title=2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Thrissur |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/candidateswise-S1110.htm |access-date=30 July 2024 |date=4 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240730082343/https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/candidateswise-S1110.htm |archive-date=30 July 2024}}</ref>}}
  |party     = Bharatiya Janata Party
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=[[Suresh Gopi ]]|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes|votes=412,338|percentage=37.80|change={{gain}}9.61}}
  |candidate = K P Sreesan
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[V. S. Sunil Kumar]]|party=Communist Party of India|votes|votes=337,652|percentage=30.95|change={{gain}}0.10}}
  |votes     = 1,02,681
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[K. Muraleedharan]]|party=Indian National Congress|votes|votes=328,124|percentage=30.08|change={{loss}}9.75}}
  |percentage = 11.15
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above (India)|candidate=None of the above|votes=6,072|percentage=0.56|change={{gain}} 0.15}}
  |change     = +4.45
{{Election box majority||votes=74,686|percentage=6.90|change={{loss}}2.08}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,092,574|percentage=73.63|change={{loss}}4.32}}
{{Election box gain with party link
| |winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box end}}
  |party      = Aam Aadmi Party
  |candidate  = [[Sarah Joseph (author)|Sarah Joseph]]
====Kerala State Legislative Assembly segments====
  |votes      = 44,638
Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments <ref>{{cite web |title=Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies |url=http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S11/KL_Dist_PC_AC.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090304011026/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S11/KL_Dist_PC_AC.pdf |archive-date=2009-03-04 |access-date=2008-10-19 |work=Kerala |publisher=Election Commission of India}}</ref> :
  |percentage = 4.48
{| class="wikitable"
  |change    = ---
!No
!Name
!District
!MLA
! colspan="2" |Party
|-
|63
|[[Guruvayur Assembly constituency|Guruvayur]]
| rowspan="7" |[[Thrissur district|Thrissur]]
|[[N. K. Akbar]]
|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|dab=yes|rowspan=2}}
|-
|64
|[[Manalur Assembly constituency|Manalur]]
|[[Murali Perunelly]]
|-
|66
|[[Ollur Assembly constituency|Ollur]]
|[[K. Rajan (politician)|K. Rajan]]
|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India|rowspan=3}}
|-
|67
|[[Thrissur Assembly constituency|Thrissur]]
|[[P. Balachandran (politician)|P. Balachandran]]
|-
|68
|[[Nattika Assembly constituency|Nattika]] (SC)
|[[C. C. Mukundan]]
|-
|70
|[[Irinjalakuda Assembly constituency|Irinjalakuda]]
|[[R. Bindu]]
|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|dab=yes|rowspan=2}}
|-
|71
|[[Puthukkad Assembly constituency|Puthukkad]]
|[[K. K. Ramachandran]]
|}
 
===Chalakudy Lok Sabha constituency===
{{Infobox Indian constituency
|type = LS
|name                  = KL 11 - Chalakudy
|map_image = Chalakudy Lok Sabha Constituency.jpg
|map_caption = Chalakudy Lok Sabha constituency
|reservation=
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Infobox MP
  |party      = None of the above
| honorific_prefix = Honourable
  |candidate  = None of the above
| name = [[Benny Behanan]]
  |votes      = 10,050
| honorific_suffix = MP
  |percentage = 1.09
| image = Benny Behanan BNC.jpg
  |change    = ---
| constituency_MP = [[Chalakudy Lok Sabha constituency]]
}}{{Election box margin of victory|
| parliament = Indian
  |votes      = 38,227
| predecessor = [[Innocent (actor)|Innocent Vareed Thekkethala]]
  |percentage = 4.15
| successor =  
  |change    = +1.06
| term_start = 23 May 2019 (2nd term)
| party = [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
This constituency is headquartered in Chalakudy in Thrissur district, and includes parts of the nearby Ernakulam district. This constituency was formed in the 2009 delimitation.
  |votes     = 920,505
{{Election box begin | title=[[2024 Indian general election]]: [[Chalakudy]]<ref name="2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Chalakudy">{{cite news |last1=Election Commission of India |title=2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Chalakudy |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/candidateswise-S1111.htm |access-date=2 August 2024 |date=4 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240802110025/https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/candidateswise-S1111.htm |archive-date=2 August 2024}}</ref>}}
  |percentage = 72.15
{{Election box winning  candidate with party link||candidate=[[Benny Behanan]]|party=Indian National Congress|votes=3,94,171|percentage=41.44|change={{decrease}}6.37}}
  |change    =  
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[C. Raveendranath]]|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|votes=3,30,417|percentage=34.73|change={{increase}}0.28}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=K.M. Unnikrishnan|party=Bharath Dharma Jana Sena|votes=1,06,400|percentage=11.18|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Adv Charley Paul|party=Twenty20 Kizhakkambalam|votes=1,05,642|percentage=11.11|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=8,063|percentage=0.85|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Rosilin Chacko|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|votes=2,410|percentage=0.25|change=}}
{{Election box majority||votes=|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=9,53,520|percentage=72.72|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link
  |winner = Indian National Congress
  |loser  =
  |swing  =  
  }}
  }}
{{Election box gain with party link|
  |winner    = Communist Party of India
  |loser      = Indian National Congress
  |swing      = 7.24%
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


==Chalakudy Lok Sabha constituency==
====Kerala State Legislative Assembly segments====
Chalakudy Lok sabha constituency ({{lang-ml|ചാലക്കുടി ലോക്‌സഭാ നിയോജകമണ്ഡലം}}) is one of the 20 [[Lok Sabha]] constituencies in [[Kerala]] state ([[South India]]). This constituency came into existence in 2008, following the [[boundary delimitation|delimitation]] of parliamentary constituencies based on recommendations of the [[Delimitation Commission of India]] which were constituted in 2002.
[[Chalakudy Lok Sabha constituency]] Lok Sabha constituency is composed of 7 assembly segments, namely Chalakudy, Kodungallur, Kaipamangalam, Angamaly, Perumbavoor, Aluva, and Kunnathunadu. The latter four are part of the Ernakulam district. The table only shows the assembly sections of Thrissur district.


===Assembly segments===
{|class="wikitable sortable" 
!No
!width="200px"|Name
!width="150px"|District
!Member
!colspan=2|Party
|-
|69
|[[Kaipamangalam (State Assembly constituency)|Kaipamangalam]]
|rowspan=3|[[Thrissur district|Thrissur]]
|[[E. T. Tyson]]
|{{party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
|-
| 72
|[[Chalakudy (State Assembly constituency)|Chalakudy]]
|[[T. J. Saneesh Kumar Joseph]]
|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|73
|[[Kodungallur (State Assembly constituency)|Kodungallur]]
|[[V. R. Sunil Kumar]]
|{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|-
|}


Chalakudy Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following seven legislative assembly segments:
Kaipamangalam assembly segment came into existence in 2008, following delimitation of legislative assembly constituencies. Chalakudy, Kodungallur, Perumbavoor, and Angamaly were part of the erstwhile [[Mukundapuram (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mukundapuram Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref name="h1">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/07/stories/2008020754400500.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080210064242/http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/07/stories/2008020754400500.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 February 2008|title=Chalakudy throws up new challenges|author=Santhosh, K.|date=7 February 2008|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=31 December 2009}}</ref>
# [[Kaipamangalam Assembly Constituency]]  
# [[Chalakudy Assembly Constituency]]
# [[Kodungallur Assembly Constituency]]
# Perumbavoor
# Angamaly
# Aluva
# Kunnathunad


Three legislative assembly segments: Kaipamangalam, Chalakudy and Kodungallur are in Thrissur district and four legislative assembly segments: Perumbavoor, Angamaly, Aluva and Kunnathunad are in Ernakulam district. Kaipamangalam assembly segment also came into existence in 2008, following delimitation of legislative assembly constituencies. Chalakudy, Kodungallur, Perumbavoor and Angamally were earlier part of the erstwhile Mukundapuram Lok Sabha constituency.<ref name="h1">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/07/stories/2008020754400500.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080210064242/http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/07/stories/2008020754400500.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 February 2008|title=Chalakudy throws up new challenges|author=Santhosh, K.|date=7 February 2008|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=31 December 2009}}</ref>
===Alathur Lok Sabha constituency===
 
{{Infobox Indian constituency
===Members of Parliament===
|type = LS
 
|name                  = KL 09 - Alathur
*2009: K.P. Dhanapalan, [[Indian National Congress]]
|map_image = Alathur Lok Sabha Constituency.jpg
*2014: [[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]], [[Independent (politician)]] supported by [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|Left Democratic Front]]
|map_caption = Alathur Lok Sabha constituency
|reservation= SC
}}
{{Infobox MP
| honorific_prefix = Honourable
| name = [[K. Radhakrishnan (politician)|K. Radhakrishnan]]
| honorific_suffix = MP
| image = Radakrishnan.jpeg
| constituency_MP = [[Alathur Lok Sabha constituency]]
| parliament = Indian
| predecessor = [[Ramya Haridas]]
| successor =
| term_start = 4 June 2024
| party = [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]
}}


===Indian general election Results===
The Alathur Lok Sabha constituency is headquartered in the district of [[Palakkad]], and is reserved for members of the Scheduled Castes. This constituency is spread across the two districts and was formed in the 2009 delimitation.


{{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Indian general election]] : [[Chalakudy]]}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[2024 Indian general election]]: [[Alathur]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=[[K._Radhakrishnan_(politician)|K. Radhakrishnan]]|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|votes=4,03,447|percentage=40.66|change={{increase}}3.86}}
  |party      = Independent (politician)
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[Ramya Haridas]]|party=Indian National Congress|votes=3,83,336 |percentage=38.63|change={{decrease}}13.77}}
  |candidate = [[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]] <Ref group=note>LDF supported candidate</ref>
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=T. N. Sarassu|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes=1,88,230|percentage=18.97|change={{increase}}10.97}}
  |votes     = 3,58,440
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=12,033|percentage=1.21|change={{increase}}0.45}}
  |percentage = 40.55
{{Election box majority||votes=20,111|percentage=2.03|change={{decrease}}13.56}}
  |change     =
{{Election box turnout||votes=9,93,759|percentage=74.15|change={{decrease}}6.32}}
 
{{Election box gain with party link
}}
  |winner = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |loser  = Indian National Congress
  |party      = Indian National Congress
  |swing  =  
  |candidate = [[P. C. Chacko]]
  |votes     = 3,44,556
  |percentage = 38.98
  |change     = -11.35
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party     = Bharatiya Janata Party
  |candidate  = B Gopalakrishnan
  |votes     = 92,848
  |percentage = 10.50
  |change     = +4.78
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party     = Aam Aadmi Party
  |candidate = K M Noordeen
  |votes     = 35,189
  |percentage =  
  |change     =  
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Social Democratic Party of India
  |candidate  = Shafeer Muhammed
  |votes     = 14,386
  |percentage =  
  |change     =  
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = None of the above
  |candidate  = None of the above
  |votes      =  10,552
  |percentage = 1.19
  |change    = ---
}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
  |votes     = 13,884
  |percentage = 1.57
  |change     = -7.47
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes      = 8,84,033
  |percentage = 76.94
  |change    =  
  }}
  }}
{{Election box gain with party link|
  |winner    = Independent (politician)
  |loser      = Indian National Congress
  |swing      =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


==Mukundapuram (Lok Sabha constituency)==
====Kerala State Legislative Assembly segments====
'''Mukundapuram Lok Sabha constituency''' ({{lang-ml|മുകുന്ദപുരം ലോക്‌സഭാ നിയോജകമണ്ഡലം}}) was a [[Lok Sabha]] constituency in [[Kerala]] state in southern [[India]]. It was dissolved in 2008.
[[Alathur Lok Sabha constituency]] Lok Sabha constituency is composed of 7 assembly segments, namely Alathur, Tarur (SC), Chittur, Nenmara, Wadakkanchery, Kunnamkulam, and Chelakkara (SC). The first four are part of the Palakkad district. The table only shows the assembly sections of Thrissur district.


===Assembly segments===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
 
|- align="center"
Mukundapuram Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following legislative assembly segments:<ref>{{cite web
!width="50px" style="font-size:75%"|Constituency number
|url=http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S11/KL_Dist_PC_AC.pdf
!width="150px"|Name
|title=Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies
!width="150px"|District
|access-date=2008-10-19
!width="150px"|Member
|work=Kerala
!colspan="2"|Party
|publisher=Election Commission of India
|-
|url-status=dead
|61
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081030085443/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S11/KL_Dist_PC_AC.pdf
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#[[Kodungallur#Politics|Kodungallur]]
|[[Kunnamkulam (State Assembly constituency)|Kunnamkulam]]
#[[Angamaly#Politics|Angamali]]
|[[A. C. Moideen]]
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|[[Xavier Chittilappilly]]
*1957: [[Narayankutty Menon]], [[Communist Party of India]]
|{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
*1962: [[Panampilly Govinda Menon]], [[Indian National Congress]]
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*1967: [[Panampilly Govinda Menon]], [[Indian National Congress]]
Chelakkara, Wadakkancherry and Kunnamkulam segments were earlier in the erstwhile Ottapalam Lok Sabha constituency.<ref name="h1" />
*1971: [[A. C. George]], [[Indian National Congress]]
*1977: [[A. C. George]], [[Indian National Congress]]
*1980: [[E. Balanandan]], [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
*1984: [[K. Mohandas]], [[Kerala Congress]]
*1989: [[Savithri Lakshmanan]], [[Indian National Congress]]
*1991: [[Savithri Lakshmanan]], [[Indian National Congress]]
*1996: [[P. C. Chacko]], [[Indian National Congress]]
*1998: [[A. C. Jose]], [[Indian National Congress]]
*1999: [[K. Karunakaran]], [[Indian National Congress]]
*2004: [[Lonappan Nambadan]], [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]


==Notes==
==Notes==

Latest revision as of 02:47, 29 March 2026


Thrissur District has four types of administrative hierarchies:

  • District, Taluk, and Village administration managed by the state government of Kerala; non-elected posts.
  • Panchayath Administrations, which are managed by the elected local bodies (Tier-3)
  • Assembly Constituencies for the State Government of Kerala (Tier-2)
  • Parliament Constituencies for the Union Government of India (Tier-1)

Revenue and Civil[edit | edit source]

Source:[1]

Taluks in Thrissur District
Shri.
Arjun Pandian IAS
District Collector & Magistrate of Thrissur
Assumed office
19 July 2024
DeputyShri. Akhil V Menon IAS
Sub-Collector & Revenue Divisional Officer (TCR)
DeputyShri. Murali T
Deputy Collector (General) & Additional District Magistrate
DeputyDr. M C Rejil
Revenue Divisional Officer (IJK)

Taluks[edit | edit source]

Taluks & its Headquarters
Thrissur Thrissur
Mukundapuram Irinjalakuda
Kodungallur Kodungallur
Chavakad Chavakad
Thalapilly Wadakkanchery
Chalakudy Chalakudy
Kunnamkulam Kunnamkulam

The district is divided into two Revenue Sub Divisions: Thrissur and Irinjalakuda, and is headed by the Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO). The district is divided into seven taluks, headed by the Thasildar. Each of these taluks is further divided into villages headed by a village officer, with a total of 255 villages in the district. The numbers in the brackets denote the number of villages in each taluk.

  • Taluks under Thrissur Revenue Division:
    • Thrissur (74)
    • Chavakkad (29)
    • Talappilly (45)
    • Kunnamkulam (29)
  • Taluks under Irinjalakuda Revenue Division:
    • Mukundapuram (29)
    • Chalakudy (31)
    • Kodungallur (18)

Villages[edit | edit source]

The following contains a detailed list of villages within Thrissur district, under various taluks.

Main article: List of villages in Thrissur district

Law and order[edit | edit source]

Main article: Kerala Police
Office of the District Police Chief

Thrissur district is the headquarters of Thrissur City Police and Thrissur Rural Police, which make up the two police districts that operate within the civil district of Thrissur. The city is also the headquarters of Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), Thrissur Range, which looks after the law and order of Thrissur District, Palakkad District and Malappuram district. All the Superintendent of Police of these three districts come under his jurisdiction. The city also contains the Kerala Police Academy,[2] Central Prison, Viyyur,[3] Police Dog Training Centre and Excise Academy and Research Centre. India Reserve Battalion, new commando unit of Kerala Police is headquartered in Ramavarmapuram.[4] Border Security Force (148 battalion) have its first centre in Kerala in Thrissur only.[5][6]

Thrissur Commissionerate[edit | edit source]

Main article: Thrissur City Police
Commissioner of Police

Nakul Rajendra Deshmukh IPS

District Police Chief
Police career
DepartmentKerala Police
BranchThrissur City Police
RankSuperintendent of Police (SP)

The Thrissur City Police is headed by a Police Commissioner, an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the rank Superintendent of Police (SP). The city is divided into four sub divisions, Thrissur, Ollur, Kunnamkulam and Guruvayur. It also operates 24 police stations, including a woman police station and a traffic police station. There is also a Cyber Crime police station. [7][8][9] The Thrissur City Police Commissionerate is situated in Pattalam Road near East Police Station.

Thrissur Rural Police District[edit | edit source]

District Police Chief

B Krishnakumar IPS
Police career
DepartmentKerala Police
BranchThrissur Rural Police
RankSuperintendent of Police (SP)

The Thrissur Rural Police has its headquarters at the District Collectorate complex at Ayyanthole. It is headed by a Superintendent of Police (SP). Thrissur Rural Police District comprises 22 Police Stations in 3 Police Sub Divisions: Irinjalakuda, Chalakudy, and Kodungallur. Out of 22 Police Stations, 19 are handling law and order. The other 3 Police Stations are the Coastal Police Station at Azhekode, Vanitha Police Station at Irinjalakuda, and the Cyber Police Station at Irinjalakuda. Apart from this, one Control Room is functioning at Kodungallur.[10]

Elected Governing Bodies[edit | edit source]

Local Self-Governing Bodies (Tier-3)[edit | edit source]

Main article: Local government in Kerala

The district of Kerala has the following counts of Local Self-Governing Bodies (LSGs), which form the third-tier government.

Thrissur Municipal Corporation is the only municipal corporation in the district. Each local body is made up of multiple wards, each of which elects a councillor to the body.

Kerala State Assembly Constituencies (Tier-2)[edit | edit source]

There are 13 constituencies from the district of Thrissur:

Lok Sabha Parliamentary Constituency (Tier 1)[edit | edit source]

The district of Thrissur forms part of three parliamentary constituencies, for the Lok Sabha, out of 20:

Suresh Gopi is the Thrissur MP, Benny Behanan is the Chalakudy MP, and K. Radhakrishnan is the Alathur MP.

Local Self-Governments (Tier-3)[edit | edit source]

The number of local bodies governed by different coalitions/alliances is listed below, along with the total number. These are as per the last elections held in 2025 December. [11][12]

2025 Thrissur Local Self-Government
LSG body Ruling Coalition / Party Total
LDF UDF NDA Others Tie
Grama Panchayats 44 34 1 0 7 86
Block Panchayats 10 5 0 0 1 16
District Panchayats 1 0 0 0 0 1
Municipalities 5 2 0 0 0 7
Corporations 0 1 0 0 0 1
Total 60 42 1 0 8 111

The following lists the number of wards held by each coalition/alliance across multiple local bodies, as of 2025.

2025 Thrissur LSG Wards
Local self-government body Ruling Coalition / Party Total
LDF UDF NDA Others
Grama Panchayats 726 641 171 63 1601
Block Panchayats 133 88 5 5 231
District Panchayats 21 9 0 0 30
Municipalities 125 99 36 26 286
Corporations 11 33 8 4 56
Total 1016 870 220 98 2204

Thrissur Municipal Corporation[edit | edit source]

Template:Infobox mayor

Municipal Corporation Building, Thrissur seen from M.O. Road
Main article: Thrissur Municipal Corporation

Thrissur city functioned as a municipality since 1921 under the Cochin Municipal Regulations.[13][14] In 1932, the new corporation building was constructed, and in 1972 new areas from other Panchayats were added to the municipality.[13] On 1 October 2000, the municipal town was upgraded to the level of a Municipal Corporation with the Panchayats of Ayyanthole, Koorkkenchery, Nadathara, Vilvattom (part), Ollur and Ollukkara. The Corporation comprises three legislative assemblies Thrissur, Ollur and Cherpu.[15] The city is administered by the Thrissur Municipal Corporation, headed by a mayor. The corporation is the second-largest city corporation in the state of Kerala in India. The city is the only local body in Kerala which directly controls power, water supply and solid waste management system in the city.

For administrative purposes, the city is divided into 56 wards, from which the members of the corporation council are elected for five years. The corporation has its headquarters in Thrissur city.[13][16] The Thrissur Urban Development Authority and Town and Country Planning Department (TCPD) are the agencies that prepare development plan for the city.[17][18][19][20]

Municipalities[edit | edit source]

Source:[21]

Thrissur district has 7 municipalities, as listed below, each governed by a Municipal chairman and several committees chaired by councellors (ward members).

Under updation in line with 2025 local body elections.

No Municipality District Chairman Alliance
M08032 Chalakudy Thrissur United Democratic Front
M08033 Irinjalakuda
M08034 Kodungalloor Left Democratic Front
M08035 Chavakkad
M08036 Kunnamkulam
M08037 Guruvayur
M08068 Wadakkancherry

Members of Elected Constituencies (Tier 1&2)[edit | edit source]

Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency[edit | edit source]

KL 10 - Thrissur
Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
Honourable
Suresh Gopi
MP
Member of the Indian Parliament
for Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency
Assumed office
4 June 2024
Preceded byT. N. Prathapan
Personal details
Political partyBJP
2024 Indian general election: Thrissur[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Suresh Gopi 412,338 37.80 Increase9.61
CPI V. S. Sunil Kumar 337,652 30.95 Increase0.10
INC K. Muraleedharan 328,124 30.08 Decrease9.75
None of the above (India) None of the above 6,072 0.56 Increase 0.15
Majority 74,686 6.90 Decrease2.08
Turnout 1,092,574 73.63 Decrease4.32
BJP gain from INC Swing

Kerala State Legislative Assembly segments[edit | edit source]

Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments [23] :

No Name District MLA Party
63 Guruvayur Thrissur N. K. Akbar Communist Party of India
64 Manalur Murali Perunelly
66 Ollur K. Rajan Communist Party of India
67 Thrissur P. Balachandran
68 Nattika (SC) C. C. Mukundan
70 Irinjalakuda R. Bindu Communist Party of India
71 Puthukkad K. K. Ramachandran

Chalakudy Lok Sabha constituency[edit | edit source]

KL 11 - Chalakudy
Chalakudy Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
Honourable
Benny Behanan
MP
Member of the Indian Parliament
for Chalakudy Lok Sabha constituency
Assumed office
23 May 2019 (2nd term)
Preceded byInnocent Vareed Thekkethala
Personal details
Political partyINC

This constituency is headquartered in Chalakudy in Thrissur district, and includes parts of the nearby Ernakulam district. This constituency was formed in the 2009 delimitation.

2024 Indian general election: Chalakudy[24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Benny Behanan 394,171 41.44 Decrease6.37
CPI(M) C. Raveendranath 3,30,417 34.73 Increase0.28
BDJS K.M. Unnikrishnan 1,06,400 11.18
Twenty20 Kizhakkambalam Adv Charley Paul 1,05,642 11.11
NOTA None of the above 8,063 0.85
BSP Rosilin Chacko 2,410 0.25
Majority
Turnout 9,53,520 72.72
INC hold Swing

Kerala State Legislative Assembly segments[edit | edit source]

Chalakudy Lok Sabha constituency Lok Sabha constituency is composed of 7 assembly segments, namely Chalakudy, Kodungallur, Kaipamangalam, Angamaly, Perumbavoor, Aluva, and Kunnathunadu. The latter four are part of the Ernakulam district. The table only shows the assembly sections of Thrissur district.

No Name District Member Party
69 Kaipamangalam Thrissur E. T. Tyson CPI
72 Chalakudy T. J. Saneesh Kumar Joseph INC
73 Kodungallur V. R. Sunil Kumar CPI (M)

Kaipamangalam assembly segment came into existence in 2008, following delimitation of legislative assembly constituencies. Chalakudy, Kodungallur, Perumbavoor, and Angamaly were part of the erstwhile Mukundapuram Lok Sabha constituency.[25]

Alathur Lok Sabha constituency[edit | edit source]

KL 09 - Alathur
Alathur Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
ReservationSC
Honourable
K. Radhakrishnan
MP
Member of the Indian Parliament
for Alathur Lok Sabha constituency
Assumed office
4 June 2024
Preceded byRamya Haridas
Personal details
Political partyCPI(M)

The Alathur Lok Sabha constituency is headquartered in the district of Palakkad, and is reserved for members of the Scheduled Castes. This constituency is spread across the two districts and was formed in the 2009 delimitation.

2024 Indian general election: Alathur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) K. Radhakrishnan 403,447 40.66 Increase3.86
INC Ramya Haridas 3,83,336 38.63 Decrease13.77
BJP T. N. Sarassu 1,88,230 18.97 Increase10.97
NOTA None of the above 12,033 1.21 Increase0.45
Majority 20,111 2.03 Decrease13.56
Turnout 9,93,759 74.15 Decrease6.32
CPI (M) gain from INC Swing

Kerala State Legislative Assembly segments[edit | edit source]

Alathur Lok Sabha constituency Lok Sabha constituency is composed of 7 assembly segments, namely Alathur, Tarur (SC), Chittur, Nenmara, Wadakkanchery, Kunnamkulam, and Chelakkara (SC). The first four are part of the Palakkad district. The table only shows the assembly sections of Thrissur district.

Constituency number Name District Member Party
61 Chelakkara (SC) Thrissur U. R. Pradeep CPI (M)
62 Kunnamkulam A. C. Moideen CPI (M)
65 Wadakkanchery Xavier Chittilappilly CPI (M)

Chelakkara, Wadakkancherry and Kunnamkulam segments were earlier in the erstwhile Ottapalam Lok Sabha constituency.[25]

Notes[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ https://thrissur.nic.in/en/villages-255/
  2. ↑ "Official website of Kerala Police". Archived from the original on 1 January 2009. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Central Prison, Viyyur" (PDF). Kerala Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
  4. ↑ "State security force soon". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 7 January 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
  5. ↑ "29 more battalions for BSF". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 1 November 2009. Archived from the original on 13 October 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
  6. ↑ "More BSF facilities promised". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 28 January 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
  7. ↑ "Thrissur to have city police commissionerate". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 2 March 2011. Archived from the original on 7 March 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  8. ↑ "Probe ordered into explosions". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 3 February 2011. Archived from the original on 7 February 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  9. ↑ "Thrissur gets Police Commissioner". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 9 March 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  10. ↑ https://thrissurrural.keralapolice.gov.in/
  11. ↑ https://trend.kerala.nic.in/
  12. ↑ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/kerala-local-body-election-results-2025-nda-and-ldf-neck-and-neck-in-thiruvananthapuram-corporationlive-updates/articleshow/125943780.cms
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 "Thrissur City Corporation turns 100". Malayala Manorama. Archived from the original on 4 November 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
  14. ↑ "History". Thrissur Corporation. Archived from the original on 19 July 2010. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
  15. ↑ "Demographic & Area Particulars of Urban Local Bodies". Thrissur District. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
  16. ↑ "Thrissur Corporation". Thrissur Municipal Corporation. Archived from the original on 20 July 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
  17. ↑ "Urban Planning and Land Use Management" (PDF). ADB. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  18. ↑ "T.N. Rugmani And Another vs C. Achutha Menon And Ors on 20 December, 1990". Indiankanoon.org. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  19. ↑ "Reinstatement of Thrissur Urban Development Authority" (PDF). Kerala Government. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  20. ↑ "TUDA is back". Manoramaonline.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  21. ↑ trend.kerala.nic.in
  22. ↑ Election Commission of India (4 June 2024). "2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Thrissur". Archived from the original on 30 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  23. ↑ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Kerala. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2008.
  24. ↑ Election Commission of India (4 June 2024). "2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Chalakudy". Archived from the original on 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 Santhosh, K. (7 February 2008). "Chalakudy throws up new challenges". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 10 February 2008. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
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