The slate of candidates that would be running for Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency (GRC), helmed by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, was revealed on June 29.

The PAP team contesting in Ang Mo Kio GRC consists of incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) Darryl David, incumbent Gan Thiam Poh, and two new candidates, Nadia Samdin and Ng Ling Ling.

Three former MPs not running in AMK

With the new electoral boundary rules, the previous six-man team has been reduced to five for the General Elections in 2020.

Previous MPs Ang Hin Kee, Koh Poh Koon, and Intan Mokhtar will not be running in Ang Mo Kio GRC for the upcoming elections.

Ang is the Assistant Director-General of National Trades Union Congress (NTUC), and was a MP at Ang Mo Kio since 2011. Intan was part of the same team as Ang in that year.

Koh is the current Minister of State for Trade and Industry and the current Deputy Secretary-General of NTUC. He served in Ang Mo Kio GRC over the past five years.

Two new candidates

Two new PAP candidates are part of the Ang Mo Kio GRC team. PM Lee said during the press conference that both Nadia and Ng have been volunteering in the area for some time.

The former has been following Ang around in Cheng San-Seletar ward, and the latter with Intan at Jalan Kayu.

Nadia, 30, is the PAP's youngest new candidate, and is currently an Associate Director at TSMP Law Corporation.

48-year-old Ng Ling Ling is a former public servant who made a career switch to social and public services after working in banking for six years.

In both the 2015 and 2011 elections, the Reform Party led by M Ravi contested in Ang Mo Kio GRC, something which they might return to do this year as well.

Top photo from Ang Mo Kio GRC / FB