Jongno (constituency)
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Jongno (Korean: 종로구) is a constituency of the National Assembly of South Korea. The constituency only consists of the Jongno District, Seoul. As of 2020, 134,516 eligible voters were registered in the constituency. In the course of the Democratic Party of Korea's primary election, Lee Nak-yeon, a member of the district's National Assembly, resigned.
Jongno | |
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Single-member constituency for the National Assembly | |
District(s) | Jongno District |
Region | Seoul |
Electorate | 134,516 (2020) |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1988 |
Seats | 1 |
Party | People Power Party |
Member of Parliament | Choi Jae-hyung |
Council constituency | Jongno 1st district Jongno 2nd district |
Created from | Jongno–Jung |
Located at the heart of the Downtown Seoul, Jongno is home to Korea's major government offices and foreign embassies, and is often described as 'Korea's No. 1 political district' (정치 1번지).[1][2] Including the current Jongno constituency and its historic A and B constituencies, three presidents were elected after being elected in Jongno.