Thrissur Municipal Corporation

Prior to the constitution of the municipality, there was a sanitary board functioning in 1910 under a sergeant and the town council after 1911. In 1932, the new Municipal Corporation Building, Thrissur was constructed. On 1 July 1942, Thrissur Municipality was born and in 2000, it was upgraded by the Kerala Government to Municipal corporation. The first elections to the corporation were held in 2000. Ayyanthole, Ollukkara, Koorkenchery, Ollur and Vilvattom Panchayaths and parts of Nadathara and Kolazhy Panchayaths were merged with the municipality to form the Thrissur Municipal Corporation.

The corporation comprises two legislative assemblies Thrissur Assembly Constituency and Ollur Assembly Constituency. The city is administered by the Thrissur Municipal Corporation, headed by a mayor. Thrissur Municipal Corporation is the second-largest city corporation in the state of Kerala. The city is the only local body and city in Kerala which directly controls power, water supply and solid waste management system in the Thrissur city. For administrative purposes, the city is divided into 55 wards, from which the members of the corporation council are elected for five years. The corporation has its headquarters in Thrissur city.^[4]

The following are the Income sources for the corporation from the Central and State Government.^[5][6][7]

The first master plan for Thrissur city was sanctioned by the Kerala Government in October 1972 with a plan period of 20 years in accordance with the Town Planning Act. It was expected that the town would accommodate a population of 1,75,000 in 1991. The sanctioned Development Plan (1972) for Thrissur envisaged a growth pattern integrating rural areas and the urban center of Thrissur so as to provide the rural areas with employment opportunities and social amenities. The Town and Country Planning Department (TCPD) and Thrissur Urban Development Authority (TUDA) are the agencies that prepare the plan. A new Master plan, which is in the anvil since last 10 or more years has been a long-awaited dream of Thrissur as people are struggling to get building permits under the existing outdated master plan.

As of 2014-15 revenue, the annual budgetary estimate of Thrissur Corporation is Rs 346.27 crore. Surplus income of the corporation is Rs 6.63 crore. Property tax is the main source of revenue for Thrissur Corporation.^[8][9]

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The Corporation Secretary, appointed by the Government of Kerala, is the chief executive officer of the Thrissur Municipal Corporation and oversees its administrative affairs, assisted by an Additional Secretary and technical officials.^[10]

• General Section
• Revenue Section
• Engineering Section
• Education Section
• Water Supply Division
• Relief Settlement Section
• MCH Centre
• Health Department
• Sanitation Establishment
• Birth and Death Section
• Anti-Mosquito Establishment
• Market and Slaughter House
• Town Planning Section
• Electrical Department

The Thrissur Municipal Corporation is the only local body in Kerala engaged in electricity distribution. Through the Thrissur Corporation Electricity Department (TCED), it supplies power to about 43,000 consumers within 12.65 sq. km, with annual energy sales of around 180 MU.^[11]

There are eight standing committees in the corporation, tasked with different aspects of governance. They are:^[12]

• Finance Standing Committee
• Development Standing Committee
• Welfare Standing Committee
• Health Standing Committee
• Public Works Standing Committee
• Town Planning Standing Committee
• Tax Appeal Standing Committee
• Education & Sports Standing Committee

The governing body of Thrissur Municipal Corporation consists of 56 councillors, representing 56 wards of the city. The councillors are directly elected for a five-year term. In the 2025 elections, the UDF secured a majority with 33 seats.

The following is the list of wards and the respective councillors of Thrissur Municipal Corporation after the local body elections held in December 2025.

• List of Thrissur Corporation wards