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- ↑ "GOVERNORS OF ASSAM SINCE 1937 ONWARDS". Assam Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
- ↑ "NAME OF THE GOVERNORS/CHIEF MINISTER AND CHAIN OF EVENTS IN MEGHALAYA". Meghalaya Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
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