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- ↑ Singh, Banbir (31 January 2024). "बार के विधायक, Mulayam के करीबी दलित नेता... कौन हैं Awadhesh Prasad, जिन्हें सपा ने Faizabad से बनाया लोकसभा प्रत्याशी" [9 time MLA, Dalit leader close to Mulayam... Who is Awadhesh Prasad, whom SP made the Lok Sabha candidate from Ayodhya?]. Aaj Tak.
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