WP Chief Pritam Singh seen at Nomination Centre for Aljunied GRC
Workers’ Party (WP) Chief Pritam Singh was spotted at Poi Ching School, the Nomination Centre for Aljunied Group Representation Constituency (GRC).
Poi Ching School is also the Nomination Cetnre for Tampines GRC as well as Hougang and Tampines Changkat Single Member Constituency (SMC).
Alongside him were party chairperson Sylvia Lim, Gerald Giam, and Faisal Manap.
New faces Kenneth Tiong, Jimmy Tan, Eileen Chong, Michael Thng, Ong Lue Ping and Kenneth Foo have arrived at Poi Ching School as well.
Pritam Singh to contest Aljunied GRC alongside Sylvia Lim, Gerald Giam, Kenneth Tiong & Fadli Fawzi
It was confirmed that Singh will be contesting in the party’s stronghold, Aljunied GRC, for the fourth time.
The slate includes incumbent MPs Sylvia Lim and Gerald Giam, Fadli Fawzi who previously contested in Marine Parade GRC, and new face Kenneth Tiong.
During the 2020 GE, Singh led the team consisting of Lim, Giam, MP Faisal Manap and former MP Leon Perera. They won 59.95% of the vote, defeating the People’s Action Party (PAP) and claimed Aljunied GRC once again.
In the upcoming election, Singh and his team will have a face-off with the PAP slate. They will go up against incumbent MP Chan Hui Yuh, and new faces Adrian Ang, Daniel Liu, Faisal Abdul Aziz, and Jagathishwaran Rajo.
Faisal Manap moves to Tampines GRC with 4 new faces
Faisal Manap has been the WP’s Vice-Chairman and the MP representing the Kaki Bukit division of Aljunied GRC since 2011.
Nomination papers however, have confirmed that Manap will be contesting in Tampines GRC instead in the upcoming GE.
His team includes three new faces — Michael Thng, Eileen Chong, Ong Lue Ping and Jimmy Tan.
Tampines GRC will see a four-cornered fight with the WP, PAP, People’s Power Party (PPP), and National Solidarity Party (NSP).
PAP:
- Masagos Zulkifli
- Baey Yam Keng
- Koh Poh Koon
- Dr Charlene Chen
- David Neo
PPP:
- Goh Meng Seng
- Derrick Sim
- Vere Nathan Shen Li
- Arbaah Haroun
- Peter Soh
NSP:
- Reno Fong
- Mohd Ridzwan
- Zee Phay
- Thamilselvan Karuppaya
- Eugene Yeo
Shawn Lim, 33, a content creator and WP supporter, was spotted at Yusof Ishak Secondary School, another nomination centre where WP was submitting their nomination papers for Punggol GRC, Sengkang GRC and East Coast GRC.
Mr Lim told MS News: “I’m supporting a party because I feel like the party is more important than one candidate. And we want to provide an alternative voice in Parliament, right? So it’s about the party, not just about one person.”
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Featured image adapted by MS News.
