Guruvayoor
Guruvayur also written as Guruvayoor, is a municipal temple town in Thrissur District, of Kerala State in India It is a suburban town of Thrissur city, located 28 km from Thrissur towards the north-west. It houses the famous Guruvayur Sri Krishna Temple. It is located at a distance of 645 km from Chennai towards the south-west, 292 km from the state capital Trivandrum towards the north-west, 494 km from Bengaluru towards the south-west,80 km from Kochi towards the north,141 km from Coimbatore towards the south-west,285 km from Tenkasi towards the north-west.
Source - Wikipedia [ Mar 2021]
Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly from Guruvayoor Assembly Constituency
| Year | Member | Party | ||
| 1957 | Koru Kooliyat | Ind. | ||
| 1960 | K. G. Karunakara menon | INC | ||
| 1967 | B. V. S. Thangal | IUML | ||
| 1970 | V. Vadakan | Ind. | ||
| 1977 | B. V. S. Thangal | IUML | ||
| 1980 | B. V. S. Thangal | IUML | ||
| 1982 | P. K. K. Bava | IUML | ||
| 1987 | P. K. K. Bava | IUML | ||
| 1991 | P. M. Abubacker | IUML | ||
| 1996 | P. T. Kunju Muhammed | Ind. | ||
| 2001 | P. K. K. Bava | IUML | ||
| 2006 | K. V. Abdul Khader | CPI(M) | ||
| 2011 | K. V. Abdul Khader | CPI(M) | ||
| 2016 | K. V. Abdul Khader | CPI(M) | ||
| 2021 | NK Akbar | CPI(M) |
Local self governed segments in Guruvayoor Assembly Constituency
| Sl.No. | Name | Status | Taluk |
| 1 | Chavakkad | Municipality | Chavakkad |
| 2 | Guruvayur | Municipality | Chavakkad |
| 3 | Engandiyur | Grama panchayat | Chavakkad |
| 4 | Kadappuram | Grama panchayat | Chavakkad |
| 5 | Orumanayur | Grama panchayat | Chavakkad |
| 6 | Punnayur | Grama panchayat | Chavakkad |
| 7 | Punnayurkulam | Grama panchayat | Chavakkad |
| 8 | Vadakkekad | Grama panchayat | Chavakkad |
Legends state that Lord Krishna asked two sages to take the idol from his temple in Dwarka while the city was being destroyed and establish it in Kerala. The idol of Lord Krishna was brought by Vayu deva and brhaspathi and was placed in Guruvayur. The name "guruvayur" is a merge of both their names ("guru" brahaspathi and "vayu" deva). In the 14th century, Tamil literature 'Kokasandesam', references about a place called Kuruvayur is made. As early as the 16th century, many references are seen about Kuruvayur. In ancient Dravidic, Kuruvai means sea, hence the village on the coast may be called Kuruvayur. According to historian Professor K. V. Krishna Iyer, the Brahmins had begun to come and settle at Kodungallur during the period of Chandra Gupta Maurya (321-297 BCE).
