Elections to provincial, city, county and district people's assemblies were held in
North Korea
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu (Amnok) and T ...
on December 12, 1972.
In the elections, 3,185 provincial people's assembly deputies, and 24,784 city, county and district people's assembly deputies were elected.
Voter turnout was reported as 100%, with candidates receiving a 100% approval rate.
[East Gate Book (2003) ''North Korea Handbook: Yonhap News Agency Seoul'', p126 ]
The elections were held synchronously with the
election to the fifth Supreme People's Assembly.
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North Korea
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu (Amnok) and T ...
North Korea
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu (Amnok) and T ...
Local elections in North Korea
December 1972 events in Asia