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Singapore to hold general election

Singapore’s Elections Department has made changes to the boundaries of polling districts within several electoral divisions, a good indication of an impending general election.
Singapore’s Elections Department has made changes to the boundaries ofpolling districts within several electoral divisions, a good indicationof an impending general election.

Thealterations in eight Group Representation Constituencies (GRCs) werepublished on the portal of the Government Gazette on July 21, includingChua Chu Kang, East Coast, Jurong, Moulmein-Kallang, Nee Soon, Pasir-RisPunggol, Sembawang and Tanjong Pagar.

Theadjustments aim to ensure an even distribution of voters across pollingstations, the Elections Department said, adding that it had posted anotification of the changes in February.

The next polls must be held ahead of January 2017.-VNA
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