2022 Odisha municipal elections

The 5th General Elections to Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) were held on 24 March 2022 and the date of counting was on 26 March 2022. Out of 115 ULBs in the State, elections were held for 111 ULBs (47 Municipalities, 61 Notified Area Councils (NACs) and 3 Municipal Corporations) in the State. Voter turnout was 61.26%.[1] In this election, Mayors & Chairpersons were directly elected and None of the Above (NOTA) was introduced for the first time. They were held in concurrently with 2022 Odisha panchayat Elections.[1] In this elections, Odisha's Ruling party, Biju Janata Dal emerged victorious in all mayoral elections and 74 council chairpersons elections.[2][3]

  1. ^ a b Odisha, SEC. "Information on general election to urban local bodies in Odisha, 2022" (PDF). sec.odisha.gov.in/.
  2. ^ "Odisha municipal election results: BJD wins all mayor posts, 76 councils". Hindustan Times. 2022-03-26. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
  3. ^ Choudhury, Snigdha, ed. (27 March 2022). "Odisha Urban Local Body Election Result 2022: BJD Wins 95 Of 108 Municipalities". India.com. Archived from the original on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2023.