Chittur - Thathamangalam
Chittur is a green town in Palakkad district of Kerala, South India. It is the headquarters of Chittur taluk, situated 13 km away from Palakkad towards the south-east, on the banks of Kannadipuzha, a major headstream of Bharathapuzha, the second longest river in Kerala. It was once part of the erstwhile Kingdom of Cochin.
Source - Wikipedia [Mar 2021]
Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly from Chittur Assembly Constituency
| Year | Member | Party | ||
| 1957 | P. Balachandra Menon | CPI | ||
| 1957 | K. Eacharan | INC | ||
| 1960 | P. Balachandra Menon | CPI | ||
| 1960 | Narayanan Thandan | CPI | ||
| 1967 | K. A. Sivarama Bharathy | SSP | ||
| 1970 | K. A. Sivarama Bharathy | SSP | ||
| 1977 | P. Shankar | CPI | ||
| 1980 | K. Krishankutty | JND | ||
| 1982 | K. Krishankutty | JND | ||
| 1987 | K. A. Chandran | INC | ||
| 1991 | K. Krishankutty | JND | ||
| 1996 | K. Achuthan | INC | ||
| 2001 | K. Achuthan | INC | ||
| 2006 | K. Achuthan | INC | ||
| 2011 | K. Achuthan | INC | ||
| 2016 | K. Krishankutty | JD(S) | ||
| 2021 | K. Krishnankutty | JD(S) |
Local self governed segments in Chittur Assembly Constituency
| Sl.No. | Name | Status | Taluk |
| 1 | Chittur-Thathamangalam | Municipality | Chittur |
| 2 | Eruthempathy | Grama panchayat | Chittur |
| 3 | Kozhinjampara | Grama panchayat | Chittur |
| 4 | Nalleppilly | Grama panchayat | Chittur |
| 5 | Pattanchery | Grama panchayat | Chittur |
| 6 | Perumatty | Grama panchayat | Chittur |
| 7 | Vadakarapathy | Grama panchayat | Chittur |
| 8 | Peruvemba | Grama panchayat | Palakkad |
| 9 | Polpully | Grama panchayat | Palakkad |
The Sokanashini river flows through Chittur, and it is on the banks of this river that Thunjathu Ramanujan Ezuthachan, the father of Malayalam language, spent his last days. His final resting place is famous for Vidyarambham celebrations, where young children are initiated into the world of words and knowledge. Chittur was formerly a military cantonment. Tathamangalam is seen mentioned in history books and maps as "TATTAMUNGALUM". Chittur, Tattamangalam and nearby towns are also mentioned in "Memoir of the Survey of Travancore and Cochin 1816-1820" and on this book the used spelling is "TATTAMUNGALUM".
