SINGAPORE—For 20 years, 47-year-old Suresh Nair has called his modest HDB flat home, only to discover that with every election cycle, his long-standing address magically morphs into a brand new constituency. “I’m not moving, but apparently, my political postcode keeps getting a facelift,” Nair lamented while comparing his 1998 neighbourhood map with that of 2025.

Each election, Nair receives a freshly printed ballot listing a constituency name he’s never seen before—a novelty that has turned his daily life into an unintentional political scavenger hunt. “One minute I’m in the ‘Joo Chiat SMC,’ the next I’m in ‘Marine Parade GRC,’ as if my street’s been handed out a different political costume each time,” he explained with a wry smile.

Local political analysts, known for their love of “strategic boundary realignment,” insist that the constant redrawing of electoral boundaries is simply a way to keep the democratic process dynamic. “It’s like the cat-in-the-box conundrum,” noted one expert, “is the cat within alive or dead? No one knows until the box is opened. Are you in Hougang SMC or Aljunied GRC? No one knows until the election boundary report is out.”

While some neighbors grumble about the instability, Nair finds a silver lining in the situation. “Every election, I get to meet a whole new set of candidates who claim to represent ‘my area’—which is pretty cool since I collect selfies with every local politician,” he said.