Overview
- Punjab’s new Local Government Act 2025 is in force after passage by the assembly and assent by the governor, replacing the 2022 law.
- The ECP scrapped its previously issued delimitation schedule and directed the province to finalise delimitation and demarcation rules within four weeks with no extension.
- Delimitation work completed under the 2022 framework has lost legal effect, requiring districts such as Rawalpindi to redo maps and constituency lists.
- The 2025 law reshapes local governance by abolishing district councils, restoring a town-based system, and scrapping wards within union councils.
- The reset puts the planned December local polls in jeopardy, and the ECP says it will take up the matter for further action if the deadline is missed.