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- ↑ Sikh Religion and Economic Development
- ↑ Punjab election 1997
- ↑ Upinderjit Kaur Bio
- ↑ Punjab Assembly Election 2002 Results
- ↑ Punjab Assembly Elections-2002 winners
- ↑ Upinderjit Kaur is Punjab's new finance minister
- ↑ Upinderjit Kaur becomes first woman Finance Minister of Punjab
- ↑ http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1642010/report-punjab-polls-minister-upinderjit-kaur-oldest-among-women-in-fray [ dead link ]