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- ↑ "Members of 9th Lok Sabha". Parliament of India. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- ↑ "कभी भाजपा के बागी संग मिल राजनीति में उतरे थे लोकेंद्र सिंह कालवी, करणी सेना का वसुंधरा राजे से रहा है 36 का आंकड़ा".
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