Administration of Thrissur district

(1) Thrissur

Comprises Thrissur, Thalapilly, Chavakkad and Kunnamkulam taluks

(2) Irinjalakuda

Comprises Mukundapuram, Kodungallur and Chalakudy taluks

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.

Municipal Corporation Building, Thrissur seen from M.O. Road

Thrissur city functioned as a municipality since 1921 under the Cochin Municipal Regulations.[1][2] In 1932, the new corporation building was constructed, and in 1972 new areas from other Panchayats were added to the municipality.[1] 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.[3] 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.[1][4] The Thrissur Urban Development Authority and Town and Country Planning Department (TCPD) are the agencies that prepare development plan for the city.[5][6][7][8]

Law and order

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.[9][10][11]

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,[12] Central Prison, Viyyur,[13] Police Dog Training Centre and Excise Academy and Research Centre. India Reserve Battalion, new commando unit of Kerala Police is headquartered in Ramavarmapuram.[14] Border Security Force (148 battalion) have its first centre in Kerala in Thrissur only.[15][16]

Chalakudy Lok Sabha constituency

Thrissur is one of the 20 Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala.

Chalakudy Lok sabha constituency (Malayalam: 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 delimitation of parliamentary constituencies based on recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India which were constituted in 2002.

Mukundapuram Lok Sabha constituency (Malayalam: മുകുന്ദപുരം ലോക്‌സഭാ നിയോജകമണ്ഡലം) was a Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala state in southern India. It was dissolved in 2008.