List of urban local bodies in Odisha

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Odisha, a state on the eastern coast of India, is divided into 30 administrative geographical units called districts. Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) in Odisha, comprising Municipal Corporations, Municipalities, and NACs, are established under the Department of Housing & Urban Development, Government of Odisha. The 74th Amendment Act defined their formation & activities.

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Odisha State Election Commission conducts elections for the post of Mayors, Corporators, Chairpersons & Councilors. Last election of ULBs were conducted on 2022. [1]

Odisha has 143 Urban Local Bodies. [2] It has been classified into three categories

Recent Developments

On 5 July 2025, ahead of the Bahuda Yatra, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi announced that Puri Municipality would be upgraded to a Municipal Corporation, thereby making it the sixth municipal corporation in Odisha. [3]

On 16 August 2025, the Housing & Urban Development Department announced the formation of 12 new Notified Area Councils (NACs). [4]

Subsequently, on 31 August 2025, during Swayat Shasan Divas, the Chief Minister announced the creation of 16 more NACs, the upgradation of seven NACs into municipalities, and reaffirmed the earlier decision to upgrade Puri to a Municipal Corporation bringing Odisha’s total to 28 new NACs, seven new municipalities, and one municipal corporation. [5]

Municipal Corporations in Odisha

There are currently 6 municipal corporations in Odisha with 249 wards. [2]

No.DistrictCityCorporation NameYear of FormationNo. of WardsLast ElectionMayorParty
1 Khordha Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC)1994672022Sulochana Das BJD
2 Cuttack Cuttack Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC)1994592022Subash Chandra Singh BJD
3 Ganjam Brahmapur Berhampur Municipal Corporation (BeMC)2008422022Sanghamitra Dalei BJD
4 Sambalpur Sambalpur Sambalpur Municipal Corporation(SMC)201441—Vacant
5 Sundergarh Rourkela Rourkela Municipal Corporation (RMC)201440—Vacant
6 Puri Puri Puri Muncipal Corporation (PMC)2025(new)—Vacant

Municipalities in Odisha

There are 54 municipalities in Odisha with 1062 Wards. [6]

No.DistrictCityNo. of WardsChairpersonParty
1 Angul Angul 23Akshya Kumar Samanta BJD
2 Talcher 21Pabitra Bhutia BJD
3 Balangir Balangir 21Lika Sahu BJD
4 Titlagarh 15Mamata Debi Jain BJP
5 Balasore Balasore 31Sabita Sahoo BJD
6 Jaleswar 17Pratip Kumar Pradhan BJD
7 Soro 19Madhab Dhada BJP
8 Bargarh Bargarh 19Kalpana Majhi BJD
9 Bhadrak Basudevpur 23Nibedita Behera BJD
10 Bhadrak 30Gulmaki Dalwazi Independent
11 Boudh Boudh (new)Vacant
12 Cuttack Choudwar 19Manasi Swarnaprava Samal BJD
13 Deogarh Deogarh 11Santimanjari Dei BJD
14 Dhenkanal Dhenkanal 23Jayanti Patra BJP
15 Gajapati Paralakhemundi 16Nirmala Sethi BJD
16 Ganjam Aska (new)Vacant
17 Bhanjanagar (new)Vacant
18 Chatrapur (new)Vacant
19 Hinjilicut 21Subash Chandra Polai BJD
20 Kabisuryanagar (new)Vacant
21 Polasara (new)Vacant
22 Jagatsinghpur Jagatsinghpur 21Archana Singh INC
23 Paradeep 19Basanta Biswal BJD
24 Jajpur Jajpur 18Ranjulata Hota BJD
25 Byasanagar 26Sangita Pingua BJD
26 Jharsuguda Belpahar 19Nimai Charan Panda INC
27 Brajarajnagar 23Jagayseni Oram BJD
28 Jharsuguda 24Rani Hati BJD
29 Kalahandi Bhawanipatna 20Sanjukta Behera BJD
30 Kandhamal Phulbani 13Smitarani Mohanty BJP
31 Kendrapara Kendrapara 21Sarita Sahoo BJD
32 Pattamundai 20Hemant Kumar Sahoo BJD
33 Keonjhar Anandapur 16Rajanirani Khatua BJD
34 Barbil 15Laxman Mahanta BJD
35 Joda 14Jagadish Prasad Sahoo BJD
36 Keonjhar 21Niku Sahoo BJP
37 Khordha Jatani 23Ananta Behera BJD
38 Khordha 22Kanaka Laxmi Mohanty BJD
39 Koraput Jeypore 28Narendra Kumar Mohanty INC
40 Koraput 21Lalat Ranjan Sethi BJD
41 Sunabeda 25Rajendra Kumar Patra Independent
42 Malkangiri Malkangiri 19Manoj Barik BJD
43 Mayurbhanj Baripada 28Krushna Nanda Mohanty BJD
44 Karanjia (new)Vacant
45 Rairangpur 15Abhishek Pattnaik BJD
46 Nabarangpur Nawarangpur 17Kunu Nayak BJP
47 Umerkote 14Radha Bhatra BJD
48 Nayagarh Nayagarh 16Nirupama Khatei BJD
49 Rayagada Gunupur 19Mamata Gouda Independent
50 Rayagada 24Patnaikuni Mahesh Patnaik BJD
51 Subarnapur Sonepur 15Tamasi Tamasmita Nayak BJD
52 Sundergarh Biramitrapur 11Sandeep Mishra BJD
53 Rajgangpur 20Madhuri Lugun BJD
54 Sundergarh 19Tanaya Mishra BJP

Notified Area Council in Odisha

There are 83 NACs in Odisha. (Note: Wards & population values for the new NACs are not yet available.)

Sr. No.DistrictNAC NamePopulationWardsChairpersonParty
1 Angul Athamallik 12,29811Asha Kumari Sahoo BJD
2 Pallahara —(new)Vacant
3 Balangir Kantabanji 21,81916Bariyam Singh Saluja INC
4 Loisinga —(new)Vacant
5 Patnagarh 21,02415Manasi Biswal BJD
6Tusura10,63811Ajaya Kumar Jaiswal BJD
7 Balasore Basta —(new)Vacant
8 Nilgiri 17,26413Ambika Das BJD
9 Remuna 33,37813Tanuja Giri BJD
10 Simulia —(new)Vacant
11 Bargarh Attabira 17,24312Banamali Bariha BJD
12 Barpali 20,85011Dinesh GahirIND
13 Bijepur 11,23011Sita Barik BJD
14 Padampur 17,62511Sabitri Bag BJD
15Sohela—(new)Vacant
16 Bhadrak Chandabali 26,84415Santi Sethi BJD
17 Dhamnagar 22,92011Nibedita Jena BJD
18Dhusuri—(new)Vacant
19 Tihidi —(new)Vacant
20 Cuttack Athagarh 17,30418Sasmita Rout BJD
21 Badamba —(new)Vacant
22 Banki 17,52117Manika Sahoo BJD
23 Narasinghpur —(new)Vacant
24 Salepur —(new)Vacant
25 Dhenkanal Bhuban 22,20015Suvendu Kumar Sahoo BJD
26Gondia—(new)Vacant
27 Hindol 17,38716Kesab Pradhan BJD
28 Kamakhyanagar 16,81015Dharmananda Parida BJD
29 Gajapati Kashinagar 9,68413Mediboina Sudha Rani BJD
30 Ganjam Bellaguntha 11,29713Phyroj Kumar Sethi BJD
31 Buguda 15,17613Chitrasen Pradhan BJD
32 Chhatrapur 22,02714Sarmistha Pradhan BJP
33 Chikiti 11,64512Dipa Kumari Sahu BJD
34 Digapahandi 13,19011Prafulla Panda INC
35 Ganjam 11,74712Prativa PadhyIND
36 Gopalpur 7,22111A Janaki Ram BJD
37 Jagannath Prasad —(new)Vacant
38 Khallikote 12Niranjan Behera BJD
39 Kodala 13,96513Surjya Narayan Nayak BJP
40 Patrapur —(new)Vacant
41 Purushottampur 15,36614Priyanka GoudaIND
42 Rambha 12,11113Manasi Swain BJP
43 Surada 14,86711Siba Sankar Panda BJD
44 Kalahandi Dharamgarh 16,58514Ashok Kumar Mohanty BJP
45Jayapatna—(new)Vacant
46 Junagarh 19,65612Mukesh Agrawal BJP
47 Kesinga 19,23912Nruparaj Yadav BJD
48 Narla —(new)Vacant
49 Kandhamal Baliguda 18,66413Gobinda Chandra Pradhan BJD
50 G. Udayagiri 11,30213Bhanuprava Mishra BJD
51 Keonjhar Champua 17,57613Girija Sankar Sahoo BJD
52 Khordha Balugaon 17,64511Sukanti Paikaray BJD
53 Banapur 17,27815Mitu Nayak BJD
54 Tangi —(new)Vacant
55 Koraput Borigumma—(new)Vacant
56 Kotpad 16,32613M. Shankar Rao INC
57 Malkangiri Balimela 11,79612Pradeep Kumar Nayak BJP
58 Mayurbhanj Bangriposi —(new)Vacant
59 Betnoti —(new)Vacant
60 Chitrada —(new)Vacant
61 Jashipur —(new)Vacant
62 Kaptipada —(new)Vacant
63Rasgobindpur—(new)Vacant
64 Udala 13,15212Pramila Panda BJP
65 Nayagarh Daspalla 18,47016Punam PriyadarshineeIND
66 Khandapada 9,03813Arati PradhanIND
67 Odagaon 11,94115Vacant-
68 Ranapur 14,80915Rangeen Mahanti BJD
69 Nuapada Khariar 15,08713Ujjwal Gupta INC
70 Khariar Road 18,96719Sonia Jain BJP
71 Nuapada 16,20814Mahammad AdamIND
72 Puri Konark 16,77913Sanjukta Tripathy BJD
73 Nimapada 19,28911Sasmita Sahoo BJD
74 Pipili 17,62316SK. Babu BJD
75 Rayagada Bissam Cuttack —(new)Vacant
76 Gudari 6,93111Sarimita Sabar BJD
77 Sambalpur Bamra —(new)Vacant
78 Kuchinda 15,57611Pradyut Kumar Mohanty BJD
79 Redhakhol 15,37913Sibaram Sahoo BJP
80 Rengali —(new)Vacant
81 Subarnapur Binka15,76512Subash Chandra Bhue BJD
82 Biramaharajpur —(new)Vacant
83 Tarbha 8,33412Bandita Nayak BJD

Overview (District Wise list)

No.DistrictMunicipal CorporationMunicipalitiesNACs
1 Angul NA
  1. Angul
  2. Talcher
  1. Athmallik
  2. Pallahara
2 Balangir NA
  1. Balangir
  2. Titlagarh
  1. Kantabanji
  2. Loisinga
  3. Patnagarh
  4. Tusura
3 Balasore NA
  1. Balasore
  2. Jaleswar
  3. Soro
  1. Basta
  2. Nilagiri
  3. Remuna
  4. Simulia
4 Bargarh NA
  1. Bargarh
  1. Attabira
  2. Barapali
  3. Bijepur
  4. Padmapur
  5. Sohela
5 Bhadrak NA
  1. Basudevpur
  2. Bhadrak
  1. Chandabali
  2. Dhamanagar
  3. Dhusuri
  4. Tihidi
6 Boudh NA
  1. Boudh
NA
7 Cuttack Cuttack
  1. Choudwar
  1. Athagarh
  2. Badamba
  3. Banki
  4. Narsingapur
  5. Salepur
8 Deogarh NA
  1. Deogarh
NA
9 Dhenkanal NA
  1. Dhenkanal
  1. Bhuban
  2. Gondia
  3. Hindol
  4. Kamakhyanagar
10 Gajapati NA
  1. Paralakhemundi
  1. Kashinagar
11 Ganjam Brahmapur
  1. Aska
  2. Bhanjanagar
  3. Chhatrapur
  4. Hinjilicut
  5. Kabisuryanagar
  6. Polasara
  1. Belaguntha
  2. Buguda
  3. Chikiti
  4. Digapahandi
  5. Ganjam
  6. Gopalpur
  7. Jagannatha Prasad
  8. Khallikote
  9. Kodala
  10. Patrapur
  11. Purusottampur
  12. Rambha
  13. Surada
12 Jagatsinghpur NA
  1. Jagatsinghpur
  2. Paradeep
NA
13 Jajpur NA
  1. Jajpur
  2. Byasanagar
  1. Chandikhol
14 Jharsuguda NA
  1. Belpahar
  2. Brajarajnagar
  3. Jharsuguda
NA
15 Kalahandi NA
  1. Bhawanipatna
  1. Dharamgarh
  2. Jaipatna
  3. Junagarh
  4. Kesinga
  5. Narla
16 Kandhamal NA
  1. Phulbani
  1. Baliguda
  2. G. Udayagiri
17 Kendrapara NA
  1. Kendrapara
  2. Pattamundai
NA
18 Keonjhar NA
  1. Anandapur
  2. Barbil
  3. Joda
  4. Keonjhar
  1. Champua
19 Khordha Bhubaneswar
  1. Jatani
  2. Khordha
  1. Balugaon
  2. Banapur
  3. Tangi
20 Koraput NA
  1. Jeypur
  2. Koraput
  3. Sunabeda
  1. Boriguma
  2. Kotpad
21 Malkangiri NA
  1. Malkangiri
  1. Balimela
22 Mayurbhanj NA
  1. Baripada
  2. Karanjia
  3. Rairangpur
  1. Bangriposi
  2. Betnoti
  3. Chitrada
  4. Jashipur
  5. Kaptipada
  6. Rasgobindpur
  7. Udala
23 Nabarangpur NA
  1. Nawarangpur
  2. Umerkot
NA
24 Nayagarh NA
  1. Nayagarh
  1. Daspalla
  2. Khandapada
  3. Odagaon
  4. Ranpur
25 Nuapada NANA
  1. Khariar
  2. Khariar Road
  3. Nuapada
26 Puri Puri
  1. Konark
  2. Nimapada
  3. Pipili
27 Rayagada NA
  1. Gunupur
  2. Rayagada
  1. Bissam Cuttack
  2. Gudari
28 Sambalpur Sambalpur NA
  1. Bamra
  2. Kuchinda
  3. Redhakhol
  4. Rengali
29 Subarnapur NA
  1. Sonepur
  1. Binka
  2. Birmaharajpur
  3. Tarbha
30 Sundergarh Rourkela
  1. Biramitrapur
  2. Rajgangpur
  3. Sundergarh
NA

References

  1. ↑ "Urban Local Bodies Result – State Election Commission" . Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  2. 1 2 "ULBs | Department of Housing & Urban Development". urban.odisha.gov.in. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  3. ↑ Service, Express News (5 July 2025). "Puri to get municipal corporation tag under government's tourism hub push". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  4. ↑ "State forms 12 new NACs across 7 dists". The Times of India. 16 August 2025. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  5. ↑ "Odisha govt forms 16 new notified area councils, upgrades seven others". Hindustan Times. 31 August 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  6. ↑ "ULBS | Department of Housing & Urban Development".
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