Introduction

Wadakkancherry Municipality is located in Thalappilli taluk of Thrissur district. This place is located about 20 km north of Thrissur city. There was a widespread agitation demanding that this place, which had been a panchayat for a long time, be converted into a municipality. Subsequently, on 14 January 2015, Wadakkancherry and Mundathikode grama panchayats were merged to form Wadakkancherry Municipality. The first elections to the municipality were held in November 2015.