Editing Thrissur (section)

== Politics ==
{{Main|Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency}}
Thrissur has played a significant part in the political history of South India. Thrissur City administration is carried out by  Municipal Corporation of Thrissur. [[MK.Varghese]] (LDF) is the Mayor of Thrissur Municipal Corporation. The city of Thrissur is represented in the [[Kerala State Assembly]] by two elected members, one from [[Thrissur Assembly Constituency]] and another from [[Ollur Assembly Constituency]]. {{As of|2021|October|alt=As of 2021}}, [[P. Balachandran (politician)|P. Balachandran]] is the representative of Thrissur Assembly Constituency and [[K. Rajan (politician)|K. Rajan]] from Ollur Assembly Constituency.

Thrissur city is also a part of the [[Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency]] and elects a member to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India, once every five years. The current [[Member of Parliament|MP]] is [[Suresh Gopi]] of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/elections/india/lok-sabha-elections-2024-lotus-blooms-in-kerala-suresh-gopi-wins-from-thrissur-3051487 |title= Lok Sabha Elections 2024 – Lotus blooms in Kerala; Suresh Gopi wins from Thrissur |first=Arjun |last=Raghunath |date=2024-06-04 |access-date=2024-06-08 |work=[[Deccan Herald]]}}</ref> The [[Lok Sabha]] seat has primarily been held by the Indian National Congress (seven terms since 1951) and the [[Communist Party of India]] (ten terms since 1957).