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- ↑ संघीय संसद सदस्य, २०७४ परिचयात्मक पुस्तिका [Federal Parliament Members 2017 Introduction Booklet](PDF) (in Nepali). Nepal: Federal Parliament Secretariat. 2021. p. 270.
- ↑ Election Commission of Nepal
- ↑ Sen, Sandeep (2020-07-28). "Lila Devi Sitaula replaces Sarita Giri in Parliament". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 2021-05-15.
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