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- ↑ "Alphabetical List Of Former Members Of Rajya Sabha Since 1952". rajyasabha.nic.in. Rajya Sabha Secretariat, Sansad Bhawan, New Delhi.
- ↑ "Jammu & Kashmir 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 12 September 2021.