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- ↑ Member profile, Rajya Sabha, Parliament of India
- ↑ Mishra, Sudhir Kumar (1 April 2008). "Rajya Sabha MPs pad up for state's cause". The Telegraph. India. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
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