For the upcoming General Election, Red Dot United ( RDU) announced its potential candidates for Holland-Bukit Timah GRC on Friday ( Apr 18 ).
Fazli Talip, a 43-year-old financial consultant and former WP member, who also ran for office in East Coast GRC in 2011 as a candidate on the Workers Party ( WP ) slate.
Mr. Fazli has been a member of the RDU group for five years.
Businessman Patrick Tan, expert Sharad Kumar, and activities director Nizar Subair are all joining the team.
During a group walkabout at Senja Hawker Centre on April 10, Mr. Fazli, Mr. Tan, and Mr. Sharad were named the GRC campaign’s “team leads.”
If they are chosen on Nomination Day, April 23, they will likely face a PAP group led by Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan.
Sim Ann, the older minister of state for international affairs and national development, Christopher de Souza, Deputy Speaker, and Edward Chia, both of whom are members of the same four-person crew that earned him 66. In 2020, 36 % of the vote will go to electorate, eclipsing the SDP ( State of the Union ).
RDU had made it known earlier this month that it would challenge the GRC, but it had previously said it might step down in favor of the SDP. The SDP was still weighing the possibility of fielding a group, as it has done for the past three votes, according to the party’s secretary-general Ravi Philemon at the time.
Prior to GE2025, the boundary of the Holland-Bukit Timah GRC was minimal. Rail Green I and II @ CCK, two brand-new Choa Chu Kang HDB estates, have been reassigned to Chua Chu Kang GRC. Jurong GRC changed to Holland-Bukit Timah, which in turn has moved a polling area south of Upper Bukit Timah Road.
As a result, the public has grown from 114,973 in 2020 to 122,891 citizens in 2025.
FAZLI TALIP
The previous WP and NSP member likewise held election positions during the past two elections.
Mr. Fazli has been a charity with the celebration for the past five years and has actively contributed to its floor efforts, according to the candidate status for RDU, which was released on Friday.
Additionally, Mr. Fazli advocates for better protection for job workers, particularly those who deliver food. He contributed to the development of the party’s system worker proposal, which provides income support for those who are unable to function as a result of illness or injury.
Fazli “apportes both grassroots empathy and expert rigor,” the group said. He thinks politics should reflect the working conditions of everyone, not just the wealthy couple. “
TAN TAN PATRICK
With his daughter, Mr. Tan, 70, co-manages a business that focuses on both wholesale and retail of comfort products. Due to that, he had a career in local and senior management positions in multinational corporations.
In his candidate status, RDU stated that” Patrick’s insights into sales, selling, and business plan place him to argue for stronger state support for local businesses. ”
It added that Mr. Tan is “passionate about mentoring the next generation of officials and long-term preparing.” “
Shard Krishna
Mr. Sharad, 25, works as an aide technology engineer.
He argued that more accountability from the government and local areas should be involved in the promotion of sustainable development in fields like climate change and emotional health.
NIZAR SUBAIRAIRE
In the coastal service sector, Mr. Nizar, 57, is an businesses manager.
His candidacy for president indicated that he had struggled to find employment and was drawn to politicians. Despite his begin, he was unable to find comparable function after losing his job during the COVID-19 pandemic. To make ends meet, he juggled two lower-paying work.
He has since returned to the sea industry in a more young capacity.
According to Mr. Nizar, personal failures like his do more harm than just the person; they likewise put strain on people and their emotional wellbeing. He added that the practice strengthened his resolve to fight for those who fall through the cracks of the job sector.
According to the group, Mr. Nizar “believes that Singapore’s task support systems are not designed to shield mid-career experts from mistakes.”
He wants to change that by urging for stronger job protections and a cultural contract that acknowledges the value of knowledge. ”