1948 Rural West by-election|
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Registered | 4,279 |
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Turnout | 72.94% ( 0.46pp) |
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Candidate
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Balwant Singh Bajaj
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Cheong Hock Chye
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Maganlal Garangam
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Party
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Independent
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PP
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Independent
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Popular vote
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1,638
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705
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606
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Percentage
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55.54%
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23.91%
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20.55%
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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.