AMN /
An Indian-origin man from the Singapore’s ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) has been elected as Member of the Parliament following his victory in the by-election held at suburban Bukit Batok constituency.
Murali Pillai garnered 61.21 per cent of the votes, while Singapore Democratic Party’s Chee Soon Juan got 38.79 per cent of votes. Chee, a vociferous opposition leader, had challenged the ruling party in the one-on-one contest.
PAP, led by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, has absolute majority in the house.