Punggol is new, vibrant, and also poised to be the battleground of a fierce political contest in this year’s General Election. 

For years, Punggol has held the title of the nation’s youngest town, with more than half of its over 120,000 voters estimated to be between the ages of 21 and 45.

As a result, the newly formed Punggol GRC was formed by dividing the previous Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC, pulling in estates from Punggol, combining with Punggol West SMC.

With neighboring Sengkang GRC falling to the Workers' Party in the last election and the WP maintaining an active presence in parts of Punggol over the past year, a face-off with the ruling People’s Action Party seems almost certain.

How will this contest unfold? Will there be a fierce rivalry between PAP-WP in Singapore’s youngest GRC in GE2025?

On The Big Story, Hongbin Jeong speaks with Dr Mustafa Izzuddin,Senior International Affairs Analyst with Solaris Strategies Singapore to find out more. 

Presented by: Hongbin Jeong

Produced and Edited by: Nadiah Koh (nadkoh@sph.com.sg) and Hongbin Jeong 

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