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- ↑ Who's Who of Women in World Politics . Bowker-Saur. 1991. p. 212. ISBN 978-0-86291-627-5 . Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ↑ India. Parliament. Rajya Sabha. Secretariat (2003). Women members of Rajya Sabha. Rajya Sabha Secretariat. p. 148. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ↑ India. Parliament. Rajya Sabha (2005). Parliamentary Debates: Official Report. Council of States Secretariat. pp. 422, 423, 425. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ↑ "Women Members of Rajya Sabha" (PDF). Rajya Sabha . Retrieved 28 November 2017.