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- ↑ Sekhon takes oath as Lokpal, Cong cries foul
- ↑ STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1997 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB
- ↑ Punjab Assembly Election 2007 Results Archived 2013-05-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Irrigation scheme to benefit 6000 villages
- ↑ Results Punjab State Assembly Elections 2012 Archived 2013-05-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ For cabinet berths, Badal picks experience
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