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- ↑ "Lal Bahadur Thapa". hr.parliament.gov.np. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
- ↑ "UML's Thapa wins parliamentary seat from Bajura". The Himalayan Times. 2017-12-08. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
- ↑ "Bajura : Province 7 - Nepal Election Latest Updates and Result for Federal Parliament". election.ekantipur.com. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
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