The Thrissur assembly constituency is currently held by CPI MLA Adv VS Sunilkumar, who defeated Padmaja Venugopal of Congress in 2016. The seat, one of Kerala’s 140 Assembly constituencies, falls under the Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency.

The Thrissur assembly constituency elected a Congress candidate in 2011.

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Thrissur is one of Kerala’s 20 Lok Sabha constituencies. It includes seven assembly segments in the Thrissur district.

Here are a few details about the Thrissur Assembly seat:

Name of the assembly constituency, district: Thrissur, Thrissur

Lok Sabha constituency: Thrissur

Polling date: April 6, 2021

2016 candidates: Adv VS Sunilkumar (CPI), Padmaja Venugopal (Congress)

2021 candidates: NA

Sitting MLA, party: Adv VS Sunilkumar, CPI

Winning margin in 2016: 6987

Runner up name, party: Padmaja Venugopal, Congress

Number of voters in 2016: 127238

Percentage of votes polled in 2016: 73.82%

Number of women voters in 2016: 65326

Number of polling booths in 2016: 149