1948 Rural West by-election

1948 Rural West by-election

16 October 1948
Registered	4,279
Turnout	72.94% (0.46pp)
Candidate Balwant Singh Bajaj Cheong Hock Chye Maganlal Garangam Party Independent PP Independent Popular vote 1,638 705 606 Percentage 55.54% 23.91% 20.55%
Councilor before election Srish Chandra Goho Independent Elected Councilor Balwant Singh Bajaj Independent

The 1948 Rural West by-election for the Legislative Council of Singapore was held on 16 October 1948, after the death of incumbent Srish Chandra Goho on 24 July 1948.^[1] Independent candidate Balwant Singh Bajaj was elected with 56% of the vote, taking his seat on 19 October 1948.