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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.
- ↑ "Former DIG Silwal elected to parliament". The Himalayan Times. 9 December 2017.
- ↑ "नवराज सिलवाल ६ हजार मतान्तरले विजयी". www.kantipurdaily.com.
- ↑ "नवराज सिलवाल एमालेमा प्रवेश". नवराज सिलवाल एमालेमा प्रवेश.
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