Ravi Chandran Philemon (born 15 May 1968) is a Singaporean politician and the secretary-general of Red Dot United (RDU) since its formation. Previously, Philemon was also a member of the National Solidarity Party (NSP),

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(PSP) and

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(SPP).

Political career

In 2012, Philemon joined the NSP to help Jeannette Chong-Aruldoss in her campaign. In February 2015, Philemon left the party after unsuccessfully challenging for the post of secretary-general. In the 2015 general election, Philemon contested Hong Kah North SMC as the SPP candidate against incumbent

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(PAP) Member of Parliament Amy Khor. Philemon received 25.24% of the vote against Amy Khor's 74.76%. In the lead-up to the 2020 general election, Philemon joined the newly formed PSP led by

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. However, in May 2020, Philemon left the party, joining 10 other members, formed Red Dot United. Philemon led a team to contest

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. Red Dot United team received 25.38% of the vote against the PAP's 74.62% of the vote. Under Philemon's leadership, RDU expanded significantly across Singapore, announcing its intention to contest 18 seats in the 2025 general election. The party eventually contested 15 seats, but failed to win any. Philemon contested in

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and received 26.19% against the PAP team's 73.81%.

References

{{Reflist 1968 births Progress Singapore Party politicians Living people Red Dot United politicians National Solidarity Party (Singapore) politicians