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- ↑ "RAJYA SABHA MEMBERS BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES 1952 - 2003" (PDF). Rajya Sabha . Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ↑ "Women Members of Rajya Sabha" (PDF). Rajya Sabha. p. 144. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ↑ India. Parliament. Rajya Sabha (1984). Parliamentary Debates. p. 120. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ↑ The Journal of Parliamentary Information. Lok Sabha Secretariat. 1982. p. 195. Retrieved 22 November 2017.