On the first day of early voting for the 21st National Assembly election on the 10th, citizens are casting their precious votes at the Namyeong-dong early voting station set up at Seoul Station. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

On the first day of early voting for the 21st National Assembly election on the 10th, citizens are casting their precious votes at the Namyeong-dong early voting station set up at Seoul Station. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Ju Cheol-in] On the first day of early voting for the 21st National Assembly election on the 10th, as of 4 p.m., two hours before the close of voting in Ulsan, 82,403 voters have cast their ballots, recording a historic high turnout rate of 8.64%.


As of 2 p.m. that day, Ulsan's turnout rate was 6.33%, already surpassing the 5.29% turnout rate recorded on the first day of the 20th general election. If an additional 1.34% is added in the remaining two hours, it will be the first time early voting turnout reaches double digits on the first day.


By district and county, Ulju-gun currently shows the highest turnout rate at 9.50%, followed by Jung-gu at 8.78%, Dong-gu at 8.73%, Nam-gu at 8.42%, and Buk-gu at 7.84%.



The total number of eligible voters in the Ulsan area, which has six electoral districts, is 953,648.


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