Administration of Thrissur district

Thrissur District has four types of administrative hierarchies:
 * RDO, Taluk and village administration managed by the provincial government of Kerala
 * Panchayath administration managed by the local bodies
 * Parliament constituencies for the federal government of India
 * Assembly constituencies for the provincial government of Kerala

Revenue Divisions in Thrissur district
(1)  Thrissur 

Comprises Thrissur, Thalapilly, Chavakkad and Kunnamkulam taluks

(2)  Irinjalakuda 

Comprises Mukundapuram, Kodungallur and Chalakudy taluks

Taluks in Thrissur district
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.

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

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.

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

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

Assembly segments
Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:
 * 1) Thrissur Assembly Constituency
 * 2) Ollur Assembly Constituency
 * 3) Pudukad Assembly Constituency
 * 4) Manalur Assembly Constituency
 * 5) Guruvayoor Assembly Constituency
 * 6) Nattika Assembly Constituency
 * 7) Irinjalakuda Assembly Constituency

Chalakudy Lok Sabha constituency
Chalakudy Lok sabha constituency (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.

Assembly segments
Chalakudy Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following seven legislative assembly segments:
 * 1) Kaipamangalam Assembly Constituency
 * 2) Chalakudy Assembly Constituency
 * 3) Kodungallur Assembly Constituency
 * 4) Perumbavoor
 * 5) Angamaly
 * 6) Aluva
 * 7) 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.

Members of Parliament

 * 2009: K.P. Dhanapalan, Indian National Congress
 * 2014: Innocent, Independent (politician) supported by Left Democratic Front

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

Assembly segments
Mukundapuram Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following legislative assembly segments:
 * 1) Chalakudy
 * 2) Mala
 * 3) Irinjalakuda
 * 4) Kodungallur
 * 5) Angamali
 * 6) Vadakkekara
 * 7) Perumbavoor

Members of Parliament

 * 1957: Narayankutty Menon, Communist Party of India
 * 1962: Panampilly Govinda Menon, Indian National Congress
 * 1967: Panampilly Govinda Menon, Indian National Congress
 * 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)