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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 ==
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 = 
| 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; text-align:center;" |'''Taluks & its Headquarters'''
{| cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="background-color:#FFFFFF; border-collapse: collapse; border: 1px #BEE8F1 solid"
|[[Thrissur]]
|style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Thrissur]]'''
|----
|[[Mukundapuram]]
|style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Irinjalakuda]]'''
|----
|[[Kodungallur]]
|style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Kodungallur]]'''
|----
|[[Chavakad]]
|style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Chavakad]]'''
|----
|[[Thalapilly]]
|style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Wadakkanchery]]'''
|----
|[[Chalakudy]]
|style="text-align:center;" |'''[[Chalakudy]]'''
|----
|[[Kunnamkulam]]
|style="text-align:center;" |'''[[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===
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]]

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|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 (politician)|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 [[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:{{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
!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.
{| 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
|-
|'''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}}
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=@@@
|title=Thrissur City Corporation turns 100
|publisher=Malayala Manorama
|access-date=27 October 2010
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101104025405/http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/localContentView.do?district=Thrissur&contentId=8143095&programId=1079897624&tabId=16&BV_ID=@@@
|archive-date=4 November 2010
|url-status=dead
}}</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 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/
|title=T.N. Rugmani And Another vs C. Achutha Menon And Ors on 20 December, 1990
|publisher=Indiankanoon.org
|access-date=12 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|url=http://go.lsgkerala.gov.in/files/go20121019_7913.pdf
|title=Reinstatement of Thrissur Urban Development Authority
|publisher=Kerala Government
|access-date=12 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/localContentView.do?tabId=16&programId=1079897624&contentId=12696235&district=Thrissur&BV_ID=@@@
|title=TUDA is back
|publisher=Manoramaonline.com
|access-date=12 November 2012
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121029001408/http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/localContentView.do?district=Thrissur&contentId=12696235&programId=1079897624&tabId=16&BV_ID=@@@
|archive-date=29 October 2012
|url-status=dead
}}</ref>

===Municipalities ===
Source:<ref>trend.kerala.nic.in</ref>

Thrissur district has 7 [[Municipality|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.''
{| class="wikitable"
!No
!Municipality
!District
!Chairman
! colspan="2" |Alliance
|-
|M08032
|[[Chalakudy]]
| rowspan="7" |[[Thrissur district|Thrissur]]
|
|{{Full party name with color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)|dab=yes|rowspan=2}}
|-
|M08033
|[[Irinjalakuda]]
|
|-
|M08034
|[[Kodungalloor]]
|
|{{Full party name with color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|rowspan=5}}
|-
|M08035
|[[Chavakkad]]
|
|-
|M08036
|[[Kunnamkulam]]
|
|-
|M08037
|[[Guruvayur]]
|
|-
|M08068
|[[Wadakkancherry]]
|
|}

==Members of Elected Constituencies ''(Tier 1&2)''==
===Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency===
{{Infobox Indian constituency
|type = LS
|name = KL 10 - Thrissur
|map_image = Thrissur Lok Sabha Constituency.jpg
|map_caption = Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency
|reservation=
}}
{{Infobox MP
| honorific_prefix = Honourable
| name = [[Suresh Gopi]]
| honorific_suffix = MP
| image = Suresh Gopi.jpg
| 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 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>}}
{{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}}
{{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}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[K. Muraleedharan]]|party=Indian National Congress|votes|votes=328,124|percentage=30.08|change={{loss}}9.75}}
{{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}}
{{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 end}}

====Kerala State Legislative Assembly segments====
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> :
{| class="wikitable"
!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=
}}
{{Infobox MP
| honorific_prefix = Honourable
| name = [[Benny Behanan]]
| honorific_suffix = MP
| image = Benny Behanan BNC.jpg
| constituency_MP = [[Chalakudy Lok Sabha constituency]]
| parliament = Indian
| predecessor = [[Innocent (actor)|Innocent Vareed Thekkethala]]
| successor =
| term_start = 23 May 2019 (2nd term)
| party = [[Indian National Congress|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.
{{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>}}
{{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}}
{{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 =
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{{Election box end}}

====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.

{|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)}}
|-
|}

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>

===Alathur Lok Sabha constituency===
{{Infobox Indian constituency
|type = LS
|name = KL 09 - Alathur
|map_image = Alathur Lok Sabha Constituency.jpg
|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)]]
}}

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=[[2024 Indian general election]]: [[Alathur]]}}
{{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}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[Ramya Haridas]]|party=Indian National Congress|votes=3,83,336 |percentage=38.63|change={{decrease}}13.77}}
{{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}}
{{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}}
{{Election box majority||votes=20,111|percentage=2.03|change={{decrease}}13.56}}
{{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)
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

====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.

{|class="wikitable sortable"
|- align="center"
!width="50px" style="font-size:75%"|Constituency number
!width="150px"|Name
!width="150px"|District
!width="150px"|Member
!colspan="2"|Party
|-
|61
|[[Chelakkara (State Assembly constituency)|Chelakkara]] (SC)
|rowspan=3|[[Thrissur district|Thrissur]]
|[[U. R. Pradeep]]
|{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|-
|62
|[[Kunnamkulam (State Assembly constituency)|Kunnamkulam]]
|[[A. C. Moideen]]
|{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|-
|65
|[[Wadakkanchery (State Assembly constituency)|Wadakkanchery]]
|[[Xavier Chittilappilly]]
|{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|}
Chelakkara, Wadakkancherry and Kunnamkulam segments were earlier in the erstwhile Ottapalam Lok Sabha constituency.<ref name="h1" />

==Notes==
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==References==
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[[Category:Politics of Thrissur district]]

Administration of Thrissur district - Revision history

Aoufa at 21:17, 28 March 2026