Thiruvananthapuram

:This article is about Thiruvananthapuram City. For information about the district , see Thiruvananthapuram district.

Civic Administration

The city is administered by the Trivandrum Corporation headed by the Mayor. The city council is democratically elected and comprises of 25 members representing the different city wards. Several agencies work under or in partnership with the Corporation including the Trivandrum Development Authority (TRIDA) and Trivandrum Road Development Corporation.

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Most of the city comes under the Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha constituency. Some northern wards of the city come under the Chirayinkeezhu constituency. The city contributes to 6 legislative assembly seats namely Kazhakootam, Thiruvananthapuram North, Thiruvananthapuram West, Thiruvananthapuram East, Nemom and Kovalam.

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The city police is headed by a Police Commissioner an officer of IPS rank. The city is divided three police sub-divisions headed by Assistant Commissioners. There are also two traffic sub-divisions. A women's cell and a narcotics control cell also operate in the city. There are two armed state police camps and a unit of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).

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Thiruvananthapuram is the capital of Kerala and hence the state legislative assembly and secretariate are located here. The city is also the headquarters of the Thiruvananthapuram district.

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