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References
- ↑ "Sri Lankan Provinces from 1988". www.worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
- ↑ "Slaps over the wrist for undemocratic nominations by political parties". Sunday Times Lanka. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
- ↑ Yasmin Tambiah (2002). Women and Governance in South Asia: Re-imagining the State. International Centre for Ethnic Studies. p. 441. ISBN 978-955-580-070-9 . Retrieved 28 June 2021.
