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Singapore to hold by-election for Bukit Batok on May 7

Xinhua, April 20, 2016 Adjust font size:

Singapore's President Tony Tan Keng Yam on Wednesday issued the writ of election for Bukit Batok by-election. Nomination day will be on April 27, and Polling Day will be on May 7, said Elections Department of Singapore (ELD).

The by-election for Bukit Batok has been called after Member of Parliament David Ong resigned over an alleged extramarital affair. The by-election will see more than 27,000 Bukit Batok residents heading to the polls for the second time in eight months.

Nomination Day will be on April 27. It will be followed by nine days of campaigning and the mandatory cooling-off day on May 6, before polling stations open the following day for residents to vote.

Singapore's ruling People's Action Party (PAP) named K Muralidharan Pillai as its candidate, while Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) chief Chee Soon Juan has said he will contest in the by-election. Enditem