During the sample count released around 10.40pm, Tharman secured 70% of the votes while Ng Kok Song clinched 16% of the votes. Tan rounded up the trio with 14% of the votes tipped in his favour. The sample count was based on a random bundle of 100 ballot papers taken from each polling station.
Former Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam will be Singapore’s ninth president after winning an overwhelming 70.4% of the votes at the 2023 Presidential Election.
Former GIC chief investment officer Ng Kok Song received 15.72% of the votes while former NTUC Income CEO Tan Kin Lian received 13.88% of the votes.
