Sample count puts Tharman far ahead in Singapore presidential poll

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At 10.45pm, a sample taken at the start of counting showed Tharman with a 70% share of votes.

Tharman Shanmugaratnan, 66, an economist and former deputy prime minister, could become Singapore’s ninth president.

However, the department said the election result could be different. “Counting is still in progress. The public should wait for the announcement of the election result by the Returning Officer,” it said. The department said a sample count is performed at the start of the counting process where a random bundle of 100 ballot papers from each polling station is counted to get an early indication of the possible electoral outcome for the election. There are 215 counting centres across Singapore.

He made his political debut in 2001 general election as MP for Taman Jurong and was re-elected four times.

 

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