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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.
- ↑ Election Commission of Nepal
- ↑ "62 new faces in parliament, just 2 women". Setopati. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
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