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PM Lee urges residents to elect candidate who will ‘make Bukit Batok the best home for them’

SINGAPORE — Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has urged Bukit Batok residents to “elect the candidate who will be concerned for their welfare, represent them ably in Parliament, and make Bukit Batok the best home for them”.

SDP Bukit Batok candidate Chee Soon Juan (left) and PAP Bukit Batok candidate Murali Pillai (right). TODAY file photos

SDP Bukit Batok candidate Chee Soon Juan (left) and PAP Bukit Batok candidate Murali Pillai (right). TODAY file photos

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SINGAPORE — Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has urged Bukit Batok residents to “elect the candidate who will be concerned for their welfare, represent them ably in Parliament, and make Bukit Batok the best home for them”.

His comments were posted on Facebook shortly after the Writ of Election was issued on Wednesday (April 20).

“Now that the Budget is out of the way, we are calling this by-election to enable residents of Bukit Batok to have their own MP as we work together to improve Singaporeans’ lives,” said Mr Lee. He noted: “Partnership between Government and citizens is key to our success.”

Nomination Day will be on April 27, while Polling Day will be on May 7. Both the People’s Action Party (PAP) and Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) have named their candidates — Lawyer Murali Pillai, 48, is the PAP’s candidate, while SDP chief Chee Soon Juan, 53, is the opposition party’s candidate.

The Writ of Election for Bukit Batok constituency was issued by President Tony Tan Keng Yam.

Last month, then Member of Parliament for Bukit Batok Single Member Constituency David Ong stepped down due to “personal indiscretions”.

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