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- ↑ "Yercaud Election Result" . Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ↑ "Chitra.g(AIADMK):Constituency- YERCAUD(SALEM) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ↑ "Tamil Nadu Assembly election 2021, Yercaud profile: AIADMK's G Chitra won constituency in 2016". Firstpost. 19 March 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ↑ "G Chitra | Tamil Nadu Assembly Election Results Live, Candidates News, Videos, Photos". News18. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ↑ "Assembly wise Candidate Valid Votes count 2016, Tamil Nadu" (PDF). www.elections.tn.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
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