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- ↑ "NERAVY-T.R.PATTINAM Constituency Result in Puducherry Assembly Election 2011". www.indianballot.com.
- ↑ Prakash, M. "Neravy T.R. Pattinam 2016 Assembly MLA Election Pondicherry - Entranceindia".
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