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An Indian-origin lawyer from Singapore`s ruling People`s Action Party (PAP) has been elected member of the parliament following his victory in the by-election held at suburban Bukit Batok constituency .Murali Pillai garnered 61.21 per cent of the votes, while Singapore Democratic Party`s Chee Soon Juan got 38.79 per cent of votes.The Elections Department said a total of 24,192 votes were cast, including 622 rejected votes, which made up 94.03 per cent of the 25,727 registered electors. Chee, a vociferous opposition leader, had challenged the ruling party in the one-on-one contest..The Bukit Batok single seat was vacated when previous PAP MP David Ong resigned in March, following an alleged extramarital affair with a PAP activist.PAP, led by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, has absolute majority in the house.
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