PAP's Xie Yao Quan wins Jurong Central SMC in 80.51% landslide over RDU's Kala Manickam
The People's Action Party's Xie Yao Quan at Nan Hua High School on Nomination Day, April 23.
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PUBLISHED ONMay 03, 2025 3:45 PMByTan Thiam PengResults for Jurong Central SMC in GE2025
| Xie Yao Quan (PAP) | 80.51% |
| Kala Manickam (RDU) | 19.49% |
The People's Action Party has won Jurong Central SMC against the Red Dot United.
PAP's Xie Yao Quan received 21,884 votes while RDU's Kala Manickam received 5,298 votes.
"I said on Nomination Day that it has been the greatest honour of my life to have served you for the last five years," the 40-year-old said in his victory speech.
"Well, that has changed. The greatest honour of my life now is to be able to serve you for another five years."
Despite the landslide defeat, Kala sees it as a positive.
"Within nine days (of campaigning), it’s always challenging and this is where the opposition is always at the losing end. We’ve done a good battle, and we are very proud about it," she said from RDU's headquarters in Ubi.
Jurong Central SMC has 29,667 electors.
Jurong Central SMC is among the newly formed constituencies, and is being contested for the first time in GE2025.
As part of the previous Jurong GRC team, Xie is a familiar face in the area.
During hustings, Kala commended him for his work on the ground, but said it is not enough, claiming that residents told her he does not bring their issues to Parliament.
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