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PAP's Murali to be sworn in on Monday

SDP chief Chee Soon Juan thanks voters and says party will remain active in ward

Lee U-Wen

Published Sun, May 8, 2016 · 09:50 PM

Singapore politics

Singapore

FRESH from the high of helping the People's Action Party (PAP) retain the Bukit Batok seat at last Saturday's by-election, Murali Pillai will be sworn in as Singapore's 89th elected Member of Parliament (MP) when the House sits again on Monday.

The 48-year-old lawyer, armed with a 61.2 per cent mandate from voters, will also hold his first meet-the-people session in the single member constituency (SMC) later in the evening.

Mr Murali will take his place in Singapore's 13th Parliament after successfully fending off the challenge of Si…

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