diff --git a/applications/Unity.GrantManager/src/Unity.GrantManager.Application.Contracts/GrantApplications/UpdateApplicantSummaryDto.cs b/applications/Unity.GrantManager/src/Unity.GrantManager.Application.Contracts/GrantApplications/UpdateApplicantSummaryDto.cs
index cbe79cc0d..52350304e 100644
--- a/applications/Unity.GrantManager/src/Unity.GrantManager.Application.Contracts/GrantApplications/UpdateApplicantSummaryDto.cs
+++ b/applications/Unity.GrantManager/src/Unity.GrantManager.Application.Contracts/GrantApplications/UpdateApplicantSummaryDto.cs
@@ -16,6 +16,5 @@ public class UpdateApplicantSummaryDto
     public bool? IndigenousOrgInd { get; set; }
     public string? UnityApplicantId { get; set; }
     public string? FiscalDay { get; set; }
-    public string? FiscalMonth { get; set; }
-    public string? ElectoralDistrict { get; set; }
+    public string? FiscalMonth { get; set; }    
 }
diff --git a/applications/Unity.GrantManager/src/Unity.GrantManager.Application/GrantApplications/ApplicationApplicantAppService.cs b/applications/Unity.GrantManager/src/Unity.GrantManager.Application/GrantApplications/ApplicationApplicantAppService.cs
index b6c9a02de..2177a6bdf 100644
--- a/applications/Unity.GrantManager/src/Unity.GrantManager.Application/GrantApplications/ApplicationApplicantAppService.cs
+++ b/applications/Unity.GrantManager/src/Unity.GrantManager.Application/GrantApplications/ApplicationApplicantAppService.cs
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ public async Task<GrantApplicationDto> UpdatePartialApplicantInfoAsync(Guid appl
         }
 
         // Only update the fields we need to update based on the modified
+        // Automapper mapping ignores the ElectoralDistrict as this is different from the application level electoral district
         ObjectMapper.Map<UpdateApplicantInfoDto, Applications.Application>(input.Data, application);
 
         //-- APPLICANT INFO - SUMMARY
@@ -190,6 +191,14 @@ public async Task<GrantApplicationDto> UpdatePartialApplicantInfoAsync(Guid appl
             await CreateOrUpdateApplicantAddress(applicationId, application.ApplicantId, input.Data.MailingAddress);
         }
 
+        //-- APPLICANT ELECTORAL DISTRICT
+        if (input.Data.ElectoralDistrict != null
+            && await AuthorizationService.IsGrantedAsync(UnitySelector.Applicant.Location.Update))
+        {
+            // Update the electoral district at the applicant level
+            application.Applicant.ElectoralDistrict = input.Data.ElectoralDistrict;
+        }
+
         //-- APPLICANT INFO CUSTOM FIELDS
         if (input.Data.CustomFields?.ValueKind != JsonValueKind.Null && input.Data.WorksheetId != Guid.Empty && input.Data.CorrelationId != Guid.Empty)
         {
diff --git a/applications/Unity.GrantManager/src/Unity.GrantManager.Application/GrantManagerApplicationAutoMapperProfile.cs b/applications/Unity.GrantManager/src/Unity.GrantManager.Application/GrantManagerApplicationAutoMapperProfile.cs
index 77a47ff1b..1ad3ec85a 100644
--- a/applications/Unity.GrantManager/src/Unity.GrantManager.Application/GrantManagerApplicationAutoMapperProfile.cs
+++ b/applications/Unity.GrantManager/src/Unity.GrantManager.Application/GrantManagerApplicationAutoMapperProfile.cs
@@ -106,7 +106,8 @@ public GrantManagerApplicationAutoMapperProfile()
         CreateMap<UpdateApplicantInfoDto, Applicant>()
             .IgnoreNullAndDefaultValues();
         CreateMap<UpdateApplicantInfoDto, Application>()
-            .IgnoreNullAndDefaultValues();
+            .IgnoreNullAndDefaultValues()
+            .ForMember(dest => dest.ElectoralDistrict, opt => opt.Ignore()); // Electoral district is handled separately
         CreateMap<SigningAuthorityDto, Application>()
             .IgnoreNullAndDefaultValues();
         CreateMap<UpdateApplicantSummaryDto, Applicant>()
diff --git a/applications/Unity.GrantManager/src/Unity.GrantManager.Application/Intakes/Handlers/DetermineElectoralDistrictHandler.cs b/applications/Unity.GrantManager/src/Unity.GrantManager.Application/Intakes/Handlers/DetermineElectoralDistrictHandler.cs
index 118fa2ad3..487a6bac1 100644
--- a/applications/Unity.GrantManager/src/Unity.GrantManager.Application/Intakes/Handlers/DetermineElectoralDistrictHandler.cs
+++ b/applications/Unity.GrantManager/src/Unity.GrantManager.Application/Intakes/Handlers/DetermineElectoralDistrictHandler.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ public class DetermineElectoralDistrictHandler(IGeocoderApiService geocoderApiSe
         : ILocalEventHandler<ApplicationProcessEvent>, ITransientDependency
     {
         /// <summary>
-        /// Determines the Electoral Distrct based on the Address.
+        /// Determines the Electoral District based on the Address.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="eventData"></param>
         /// <returns></returns>
@@ -30,31 +30,39 @@ public async Task HandleEventAsync(ApplicationProcessEvent eventData)
 
                 if (eventData.FormVersion == null)
                 {
-                    logger.LogWarning("Application data is null in DetermineElectoralDistrictHandler.");
+                    logger.LogWarning("Form version data is null in DetermineElectoralDistrictHandler.");
                     return;
                 }
 
                 // Check if the electoral district is already mapped for the form submission, if so then no work to be done
                 if (eventData.FormVersion.HasSubmissionHeaderMapping("ApplicantElectoralDistrict"))
+                {
+                    logger.LogInformation("Electoral district already determined for application {ApplicationId}. No further action required.",
+                        eventData.Application.Id);
                     return;
+                }
+
+                // Use local variable to avoid modifying the entity property
+                var addressType = eventData.Application.ApplicationForm.ElectoralDistrictAddressType ?? GrantApplications.AddressType.PhysicalAddress;
+                logger.LogInformation("Using electoral district address type: {AddressType} for electoral determination", addressType);
 
-                var electoralDistrictAddressType = eventData.Application.ApplicationForm.ElectoralDistrictAddressType;
                 var applicantAddresses = eventData.Application.Applicant.ApplicantAddresses;
 
                 if (applicantAddresses == null || applicantAddresses.Count == 0)
                 {
-                    logger.LogWarning("Application data is null in DetermineElectoralDistrictHandler.");
+                    logger.LogWarning("Applicant addresses are null or empty in DetermineElectoralDistrictHandler for application {ApplicationId}.", 
+                        eventData.Application.Id);
                     return;
                 }
 
                 // Find the related address type
                 var matchedAddressType = applicantAddresses
-                    .FirstOrDefault(a => a.AddressType == electoralDistrictAddressType);
+                    .FirstOrDefault(a => a.AddressType == addressType);
 
                 if (matchedAddressType == null)
                 {
                     logger.LogWarning("No address of type {AddressType} found for application {ApplicationId}.",
-                        electoralDistrictAddressType, eventData.Application.Id);
+                        addressType, eventData.Application.Id);
                     return;
                 }
 
diff --git a/applications/Unity.GrantManager/src/Unity.GrantManager.Web/Views/Shared/Components/ApplicantInfo/ApplicantInfoViewComponent.cs b/applications/Unity.GrantManager/src/Unity.GrantManager.Web/Views/Shared/Components/ApplicantInfo/ApplicantInfoViewComponent.cs
index 705fb1bad..544ca9480 100644
--- a/applications/Unity.GrantManager/src/Unity.GrantManager.Web/Views/Shared/Components/ApplicantInfo/ApplicantInfoViewComponent.cs
+++ b/applications/Unity.GrantManager/src/Unity.GrantManager.Web/Views/Shared/Components/ApplicantInfo/ApplicantInfoViewComponent.cs
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ public async Task<IViewComponentResult> InvokeAsync(Guid applicationId, Guid app
             ContactInfo              = ObjectMapper.Map<ContactInfoDto, ContactInfoViewModel>(applicantInfoDto.ContactInfo ?? new ContactInfoDto()),
             SigningAuthority         = ObjectMapper.Map<SigningAuthorityDto, SigningAuthorityViewModel>(applicantInfoDto.SigningAuthority ?? new SigningAuthorityDto()),
             ApplicantElectoralAddressType = electoralDistrictAddressType,
+            // This is fixed at the applicant level, we need solution this wrt the recent address logic added below
+            ElectoralDistrict = applicantInfoDto.ElectoralDistrict 
         };
 
         viewModel.ApplicantSummary.ApplicantId = applicantInfoDto.ApplicantId;