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- ↑ Arti Mehra set to be elected Delhi Mayor on Mon (Express India, 13 September 2008)
- ↑ "Delhi polls: Several heavyweight Cong, BJP leaders bite dust". Deccan Chronicle. 9 December 2013.
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