Polling Stations within the Constituency
The constituency includes a mix of municipal and panchayatarea polling booths. Around 182183
booths span across diverse wards. Highlights include:
 GUPS Puthuruthy (A & B Blocks) and PHC Puthuruthi, Mundathikode
 Schools like Survodayam HSS Aryampadam, Rajagiri Convent LPS Mundathikode A & B
Blocks, and Vivek Vidyamandir in Mundathikode
 Booths at UP Schools in Parlikad (A–D Blocks)
 Olive International School and Krishi Bhavan at Kumaranellur
 Government Girls High School Wadakkanchery, Model Residential School Wadakkanchery
 Wards including St Pius UPS Pullanikkad, Anganwadi Mangalam, CMS LPS Akampadam,
and the Thekkumkara Cultural Centre
These stations reflect the constituency’s mix of rural clusters and the urbanized municipal ward
network.

Geographic & Demographic Traits
Wadakkanchery straddles both urban and rural terrain, centered on the Wadakkanchery
municipality and its surrounding panchayats: Thekkumkara, Avanur, Adat, Kaiparambu, Kolazhy,
Mulakunnathukavu, and Tholur. About 81.6 % of residents live in urban areas, while 18.4 % are
rural, per Censusbased estimates. SC communities form ~11 %, while ST population is minimal
(~0.15 %). Literacy stands high at around 96.4 %, consistent with Kerala norms.

Economy & Livelihoods
Wadakkanchery’s economy is diversified:
 Agriculture dominates in rural panchayats—rice paddies, coconut and vegetable farming are
common (as celebrated in local landscapes and referenced by residents).

 Smallscale trade and services thrive in the town: traditional diners (such as Madras Hotel),
local jewelry shops, arts institutions like Kerala Kalamandalam in the vicinity, all supporting
commerce and jobs.
 NRIs and remittance flows bolster household incomes, especially in welleducated families
depending on Gulf-based earning members.
 No direct fishing or blueeconomy activity, given its inland position.
Most families fall into the middleincome bracket, supported by agriculture, trade, remittances, and
public service employment. A smaller lowerincome segment includes landless agricultural labourers.
Highwealth households are rare, and while BPL households exist, they are not dominant.

Recent Development Activities
A key focus has been the controversial LIFE Mission housing project at Charalparambu in
Wadakkanchery—aimed at benefiting about 140 families—but stalled amid legal scrutiny; the High
Court has directed structural inspection by NIT Kozhikode, expected to wrap within weeks.
Southern Railway’s safety initiative includes full funding for a road overbridge between Vallathol
Nagar and Wadakkanchery railway station to replace a level crossing, enhancing traffic safety and
connectivity.
Under MLA Xavier Chittilappilly’s leadership, local infrastructure including drinkingwater schemes,
roads, sanitation and community engagement have been prioritized—continuing a political legacy
tied to water, civic welfare, and grassroots governance.

Wadakkanchery Assembly constituency is a highliteracy, largely urban region blending traditional
agriculture, remittancedriven incomes, and servicesector livelihoods. With around 182 polling
stations across its urban–rural matrix, it operates as a politically vibrant segment in Thrissur. Recent
developments—ranging from stalled housing projects to infrastructure upgrades like railway
overbridges—signal both the opportunities and challenges before this constituency as it pursues
inclusive growth and civic uplift.