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Photos: PAP’s Murali Pillai wins Bukit Batok by-election

  • PAP’s Murali Pillai speaking at the party’s news conference held at the Bukit Batok branch office after winning the by-election (Photo: Bryan Huang)
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    PAP’s Murali Pillai speaking at the party’s news conference held at the Bukit Batok branch office after winning the by-election (Photo: Bryan Huang)

    PAP’s Murali Pillai speaking at the party’s news conference held at the Bukit Batok branch office after winning the by-election (Photo: Bryan Huang)
  • PAP’s Murali Pillai being cheered on by Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam and PAP supporters outside the PAP Bukit Batok branch office after winning the by-election. (Photo: Safhras Khan)
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    PAP’s Murali Pillai being cheered on by Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam and PAP supporters outside the PAP Bukit Batok branch office after winning the by-election. (Photo: Safhras Khan)

    PAP’s Murali Pillai being cheered on by Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam and PAP supporters outside the PAP Bukit Batok branch office after winning the by-election. (Photo: Safhras Khan)
  • PAP’s Murali Pillai outside the PAP Bukit Batok branch office after winning the by-election. (Photo: Safhras Khan)
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    PAP’s Murali Pillai outside the PAP Bukit Batok branch office after winning the by-election. (Photo: Safhras Khan)

    PAP’s Murali Pillai outside the PAP Bukit Batok branch office after winning the by-election. (Photo: Safhras Khan)
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  • Chee addressing Bukit Batok residents and supporters at Bukit Gombak Stadium after the by-election outcome was announced (Photo: Joe Nair)
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    Chee addressing Bukit Batok residents and supporters at Bukit Gombak Stadium after the by-election outcome was announced (Photo: Joe Nair)

    Chee addressing Bukit Batok residents and supporters at Bukit Gombak Stadium after the by-election outcome was announced (Photo: Joe Nair)
  • Chee with his wife Huang Chihmei at Bukit Gombak Stadium (Photo: Joe Nair)
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    Chee with his wife Huang Chihmei at Bukit Gombak Stadium (Photo: Joe Nair)

    Chee with his wife Huang Chihmei at Bukit Gombak Stadium (Photo: Joe Nair)
  • Chee leaving Bukit Gombak Stadium (Photo: Joe Nair)
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    Chee leaving Bukit Gombak Stadium (Photo: Joe Nair)

    Chee leaving Bukit Gombak Stadium (Photo: Joe Nair)
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  • SDP supporters listening to Chee’s address at Bukit Gombak Stadium (Photo: Joe Nair)
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    SDP supporters listening to Chee’s address at Bukit Gombak Stadium (Photo: Joe Nair)

    SDP supporters listening to Chee’s address at Bukit Gombak Stadium (Photo: Joe Nair)
  • Murali Pillai arrives outside the PAP Bukit Batok branch office. (Photo: Bryan Huang)
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    Murali Pillai arrives outside the PAP Bukit Batok branch office. (Photo: Bryan Huang)

    Murali Pillai arrives outside the PAP Bukit Batok branch office. (Photo: Bryan Huang)
  • Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam arrives outside the PAP Bukit Batok branch office. (Photo: Bryan Huang)
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    Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam arrives outside the PAP Bukit Batok branch office. (Photo: Bryan Huang)

    Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam arrives outside the PAP Bukit Batok branch office. (Photo: Bryan Huang)
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  • PAP’s Murali Pillai leaving the counting centre at Bukit Batok Secondary School. (Photo: Sharlene Maria Sankaran)
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    PAP’s Murali Pillai leaving the counting centre at Bukit Batok Secondary School. (Photo: Sharlene Maria Sankaran)

    PAP’s Murali Pillai leaving the counting centre at Bukit Batok Secondary School. (Photo: Sharlene Maria Sankaran)
  • SDP’s Chee Soon Juan leaving the counting centre at Keming Primary School. (Photo: Erin Kimbrell)
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    SDP’s Chee Soon Juan leaving the counting centre at Keming Primary School. (Photo: Erin Kimbrell)

    SDP’s Chee Soon Juan leaving the counting centre at Keming Primary School. (Photo: Erin Kimbrell)
  • Ballot boxes being escorted to the counting centres. (Photo: Sharlene Maria Sankaran)
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    Ballot boxes being escorted to the counting centres. (Photo: Sharlene Maria Sankaran)

    Ballot boxes being escorted to the counting centres. (Photo: Sharlene Maria Sankaran)
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  • Ballot boxes being escorted to the counting centres. (Photo: Sharlene Maria Sankaran)
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    Ballot boxes being escorted to the counting centres. (Photo: Sharlene Maria Sankaran)

    Ballot boxes being escorted to the counting centres. (Photo: Sharlene Maria Sankaran)
  • A ballot box being sealed at Blk 105A Bukit Batok Central. (Photo: Sharlene Maria Sankaran)
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    A ballot box being sealed at Blk 105A Bukit Batok Central. (Photo: Sharlene Maria Sankaran)

    A ballot box being sealed at Blk 105A Bukit Batok Central. (Photo: Sharlene Maria Sankaran)
  • PAP’s Murali Pillai near the polling station at Blk 105A Bukit Batok Central. (Photo: Sharlene Maria Sankaran)
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    PAP’s Murali Pillai near the polling station at Blk 105A Bukit Batok Central. (Photo: Sharlene Maria Sankaran)

    PAP’s Murali Pillai near the polling station at Blk 105A Bukit Batok Central. (Photo: Sharlene Maria Sankaran)
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  • SDP’s Chee Soon Juan near the polling station at Bukit Batok Secondary School. (Photo: Bryan Huang)
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    SDP’s Chee Soon Juan near the polling station at Bukit Batok Secondary School. (Photo: Bryan Huang)

    SDP’s Chee Soon Juan near the polling station at Bukit Batok Secondary School. (Photo: Bryan Huang)
  • Jurong GRC MP Rahayu Mahzam arrives at the PAP Bukit Batok branch office. (Photo: Bryan Huang)
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    Jurong GRC MP Rahayu Mahzam arrives at the PAP Bukit Batok branch office. (Photo: Bryan Huang)

    Jurong GRC MP Rahayu Mahzam arrives at the PAP Bukit Batok branch office. (Photo: Bryan Huang)
  • PAP will hold a media conference at its Bukit Batok branch office after the announcement of the by-election results. (Photo: Andre He)
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    PAP will hold a media conference at its Bukit Batok branch office after the announcement of the by-election results. (Photo: Andre He)

    PAP will hold a media conference at its Bukit Batok branch office after the announcement of the by-election results. (Photo: Andre He)
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  • Media gathering outside the PAP Bukit Batok branch office. (Photo: Bryan Huang)
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    Media gathering outside the PAP Bukit Batok branch office. (Photo: Bryan Huang)

    Media gathering outside the PAP Bukit Batok branch office. (Photo: Bryan Huang)
  • SDP supporters at Bukit Gombak Stadium. (Photo: Joe Nair)
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    SDP supporters at Bukit Gombak Stadium. (Photo: Joe Nair)

    SDP supporters at Bukit Gombak Stadium. (Photo: Joe Nair)
  • SDP supporters at Bukit Gombak Stadium. (Photo: Joe Nair)
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    SDP supporters at Bukit Gombak Stadium. (Photo: Joe Nair)

    SDP supporters at Bukit Gombak Stadium. (Photo: Joe Nair)
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  • A man leaving the polling station at Bukit Batok Secondary School. (Photo: Bryan Huang)
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    A man leaving the polling station at Bukit Batok Secondary School. (Photo: Bryan Huang)

    A man leaving the polling station at Bukit Batok Secondary School. (Photo: Bryan Huang)
  • Voters awaiting their turn at Bukit Batok Secondary School. (Photo: Bryan Huang)
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    Voters awaiting their turn at Bukit Batok Secondary School. (Photo: Bryan Huang)

    Voters awaiting their turn at Bukit Batok Secondary School. (Photo: Bryan Huang)
  • Voters queuing to cast their ballots at Bukit Batok Secondary School. (Photo: Bryan Huang)
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    Voters queuing to cast their ballots at Bukit Batok Secondary School. (Photo: Bryan Huang)

    Voters queuing to cast their ballots at Bukit Batok Secondary School. (Photo: Bryan Huang)
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  • Voting has begun at Bukit Batok Secondary School, one of the nine polling stations for the by-election. (Photo: Bryan Huang)
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    Voting has begun at Bukit Batok Secondary School, one of the nine polling stations for the by-election. (Photo: Bryan Huang)

    Voting has begun at Bukit Batok Secondary School, one of the nine polling stations for the by-election. (Photo: Bryan Huang)
PAP’s Murali Pillai speaking at the party’s news conference held at the Bukit Batok branch office after winning the by-election (Photo: Bryan Huang)
PAP’s Murali Pillai being cheered on by Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam and PAP supporters outside the PAP Bukit Batok branch office after winning the by-election. (Photo: Safhras Khan)
PAP’s Murali Pillai outside the PAP Bukit Batok branch office after winning the by-election. (Photo: Safhras Khan)
Chee addressing Bukit Batok residents and supporters at Bukit Gombak Stadium after the by-election outcome was announced (Photo: Joe Nair)
Chee with his wife Huang Chihmei at Bukit Gombak Stadium (Photo: Joe Nair)
Chee leaving Bukit Gombak Stadium (Photo: Joe Nair)
SDP supporters listening to Chee’s address at Bukit Gombak Stadium (Photo: Joe Nair)
Murali Pillai arrives outside the PAP Bukit Batok branch office. (Photo: Bryan Huang)
Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam arrives outside the PAP Bukit Batok branch office. (Photo: Bryan Huang)
PAP’s Murali Pillai leaving the counting centre at Bukit Batok Secondary School. (Photo: Sharlene Maria Sankaran)
SDP’s Chee Soon Juan leaving the counting centre at Keming Primary School. (Photo: Erin Kimbrell)
Ballot boxes being escorted to the counting centres. (Photo: Sharlene Maria Sankaran)
Ballot boxes being escorted to the counting centres. (Photo: Sharlene Maria Sankaran)
A ballot box being sealed at Blk 105A Bukit Batok Central. (Photo: Sharlene Maria Sankaran)
PAP’s Murali Pillai near the polling station at Blk 105A Bukit Batok Central. (Photo: Sharlene Maria Sankaran)
SDP’s Chee Soon Juan near the polling station at Bukit Batok Secondary School. (Photo: Bryan Huang)
Jurong GRC MP Rahayu Mahzam arrives at the PAP Bukit Batok branch office. (Photo: Bryan Huang)
PAP will hold a media conference at its Bukit Batok branch office after the announcement of the by-election results. (Photo: Andre He)
Media gathering outside the PAP Bukit Batok branch office. (Photo: Bryan Huang)
SDP supporters at Bukit Gombak Stadium. (Photo: Joe Nair)
SDP supporters at Bukit Gombak Stadium. (Photo: Joe Nair)
A man leaving the polling station at Bukit Batok Secondary School. (Photo: Bryan Huang)
Voters awaiting their turn at Bukit Batok Secondary School. (Photo: Bryan Huang)
Voters queuing to cast their ballots at Bukit Batok Secondary School. (Photo: Bryan Huang)
Voting has begun at Bukit Batok Secondary School, one of the nine polling stations for the by-election. (Photo: Bryan Huang)
Yahoo Singapore

The People’s Action Party’s Murali Pillai wins the Bukit Batok by-election with 61.2 per cent of the vote, receiving 14,428 votes.

The Singapore Democratic Party’s Chee Soon Juan had 38.8 per cent of the vote, receiving 9,142 votes.

A total of 25,727 Bukit Batok electors were eligible to cast their vote at the by-election.

See pictures from Polling Day (Saturday, 7 May) for the Bukit Batok by-election.