India, Jan. 21 -- Elections to 24 newly-formed urban local bodies (ULBs) in Odisha will be completed by the end of June, State Election Commissioner Madhusudan Padhi announced on Wednesday, as the state accelerates its urbanisation drive targeting 60 per cent coverage by 2047.

The timeline follows a statutory requirement to complete the electoral process within six months of declaring any municipal area.

The Odisha government had issued notifications on December 31 creating 24 new Notified Area Councils (NAC) and municipalities, triggering the election countdown.

"As the NAC notification was released on December 31, all the related work should be completed within 30 days. If the delimitation and reservation process is completed, the SE...