Red Dot United unveils line-up for Holland-Bukit Timah GRC

Team includes a 25-year-old, one of the youngest candidates in coming election

- Christine Tan

Opposition party Red Dot United (RDU) has unveiled its full slate for Holland-Bukit Timah GRC, which includes one of the youngest candidates in the coming polls.

The four-man team comprises assistant engineer Sharad Kumar, 25, financial consultant Fazli Talip, 43, business owner Patrick Tan, 70, and operations manager Nizar Subair, 57.

Mr Sharad, Mr Nizar and Mr Tan are being fielded in an election for the first time, while Mr Fazli contested in East Coast GRC in the 2011 polls on the Workers' Party ticket.

RDU secretary-general Ravi Philemon unveiled the candidates for Holland-Bukit Timah GRC on April 18 at a Housing Board estate near Ghim Moh Market and Food Centre.

Mr Sharad, Mr Tan and Mr Fazli were introduced to residents on April 10, when RDU first declared its interest in the group representation constituency.

Mr Philemon has said Holland-Bukit Timah GRC is an "important piece of the puzzle" that connects Jurong East-Bukit Batok GRC to Nee Soon GRC - two other constituencies the party plans to contest in - and it made "strategic sense" for them to contest there.

The RDU campaign is themed Fair Value For All, which a party spokesman described as a push for a "fairer system", where "every Singaporean, not just the most privileged, can feel secure and valued".

Holland-Bukit Timah GRC has 122,891 voters, many of whom live in landed homes and condominiums.