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.
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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 |
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% |
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