Singapore goes to the polls

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Some 2.2 million eligible voters will cast their ballots today.

SINGAPORE goes to the polls for the 11th time since independence.

Some 2.2 million eligible voters in all constituencies - except in uncontested Tanjong Pagar GRC which was won by Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew - will cast their ballots in 732 polling stations.

They will pick 87 members of parliament in 27 constituencies - an MP in each of the 12 single member constituencies and four-to-six MPs in each of the 15 Group Representation Constituencies (GRC).

The GRC, introduced during the 1988 election, was established to ensure there will always be one elected member from each minority racial group in parliament.

The polling stations will open from 8am to 8pm. After the polls close, all ballot boxes will be sealed and taken to more than 150 counting centres. The first result is expected after 9pm.