Overview
- State Election Commissioner Madhusudan Padhi said elections and results for the newly formed urban bodies will be completed by late June 2026.
- The commission has asked the state to finish delimitation and reservation of wards within 30 days, after which electoral roll preparation will begin.
- A door-to-door voter verification drive is underway for urban bodies and PRIs, with completion expected by March, though census work could push timelines by about a month.
- District collectors have been briefed in review meetings as the SEC also begins groundwork for three-tier panchayat elections due in January–February 2027.
- Most reports cite 24 newly notified ULBs and a statewide total of 139 urban bodies, while one account quotes the SEC secretary referencing 28 new ULBs, highlighting a numerical discrepancy in coverage.