Administration of Thrissur district
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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
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Taluks
Taluks & its Headquarters
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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:
- 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.
Law and order
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
Commissioner of Police Nakul Rajendra Deshmukh IPS District Police Chief | |
|---|---|
| Police career | |
| Department | Kerala Police |
| Branch | Thrissur City Police |
| Service years | 2025 - Incumbent |
| Rank | Superintendent 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
District Police Chief B Krishnakumar IPS | |
|---|---|
| Police career | |
| Department | Kerala Police |
| Branch | Thrissur Rural Police |
| Service years | 2025 - Incumbent |
| Rank | Superintendent of Police (SP) |
The Thrissur Rural Police has its headquarters at the Rural District Police Headquarters at Kattungachira, Irinjalakuda. 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
Local Self-Governing Bodies (Tier-3)
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)
There are 13 constituencies from the district of Thrissur:
- 61 - Chelakkara Assembly Constituency
- 62 - Kunnamkulam Assembly Constituency
- 63 - Guruvayoor Assembly Constituency
- 64 - Manalur Assembly Constituency
- 65 - Wadakkanchery Assembly Constituency
- 66 - Ollur Assembly Constituency
- 67 - Thrissur Assembly Constituency
- 68 - Nattika Assembly Constituency
- 69 - Kaipamangalam Assembly Constituency
- 70 - Irinjalakuda Assembly Constituency
- 71 - Puthukkad Assembly Constituency
- 72 - Chalakudy Assembly Constituency
- 73 - Kodungallur Assembly Constituency
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)
Suresh Gopi is the Thrissur MP, Benny Behanan is the Chalakudy MP, and K. Radhakrishnan is the Alathur MP.
Local Self-Governments (Tier-3)
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]
| 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.
| 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
Honourable Dr. Niji Justin | |
|---|---|
| 10th Mayor of Thrissur | |
| In office December 26, 2025 – Incumbent | |
| Deputy | A Prasad |
| Preceded by | M K Varghese |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
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
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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 (Kerala) | ||
| M08033 | Irinjalakuda | ||||
| M08034 | Kodungalloor | Left Democratic Front | |||
| M08035 | Chavakkad | ||||
| M08036 | Kunnamkulam | ||||
| M08037 | Guruvayur | ||||
| M08068 | Wadakkancherry | ||||
Members of Elected Constituencies (Tier 1&2)
Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency
| KL 10 - Thrissur | |
|---|---|
 Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
Honourable MP | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Member of the Indian Parliament for Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Assumed office 4 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | T. N. Prathapan |
| Personal details | |
| Party | BJP |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Suresh Gopi | 412,338 | 37.80 |  9.61 | |
| CPI | V. S. Sunil Kumar | 337,652 | 30.95 | 0.10 | |
| INC | K. Muraleedharan | 328,124 | 30.08 |  9.75 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 6,072 | 0.56 | 0.15 | |
| Majority | 74,686 | 6.90 | 2.08 | ||
| Turnout | 1,092,574 | 73.63 | 4.32 | ||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Kerala State Legislative Assembly segments
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 (Marxist) | |
| 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 (Marxist) | ||
| 71 | Puthukkad | K. K. Ramachandran | |||
Chalakudy Lok Sabha constituency
| KL 11 - Chalakudy | |
|---|---|
 Chalakudy Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
Honourable MP | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Member of the Indian Parliament for Chalakudy Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Assumed office 23 May 2019 (2nd term) | |
| Preceded by | Innocent Vareed Thekkethala |
| Personal details | |
| Party | INC |
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.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Benny Behanan | 394,171 | 41.44 | 6.37 | |
| CPI(M) | C. Raveendranath | 3,30,417 | 34.73 | 0.28 | |
| 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
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
Honourable MP | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Member of the Indian Parliament for Alathur Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Assumed office 4 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Ramya Haridas |
| Personal details | |
| Party | CPI(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.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | K. Radhakrishnan | 403,447 | 40.66 | 3.86 | |
| INC | Ramya Haridas | 3,83,336 | 38.63 | 13.77 | |
| BJP | T. N. Sarassu | 1,88,230 | 18.97 | 10.97 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 12,033 | 1.21 | 0.45 | |
| Majority | 20,111 | 2.03 | 13.56 | ||
| Turnout | 9,93,759 | 74.15 | 6.32 | ||
| CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Kerala State Legislative Assembly segments
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]