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Indian-origin Tharman Shanmugaratnam wins Singapore's presidential election

Published on 29 Sep 2026

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Indian-origin Tharman Shanmugaratnam wins Singapore's presidential election
  • Indian-origin Singapore economist Tharman Shanmugaratnam has won the Presidential election in the country.
  • Tharman Shanmugaratnam defeated two contenders of Chinese origin in the country's first contested presidential polls since 2011.
  • In the presidential elections, Tharman Shanmugaratnam secured 70.4 per cent votes. The other contenders – Ng Kok Song and Tan Kin Lian – who contested against Tharman Shanmugaratnam bagged 15.7 per cent and 13.88 per cent votes, respectively.

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