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- ↑ "AL finalises 48 candidates for reserved seat elections". The Business Standard. 14 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ↑ "MPs elected to reserved women's seats sworn in". The Daily Star. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
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