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687:1,974
669:1.77%
666:2,074
649:1.84%
646:2,156
629:1.87%
626:2,190
609:2.87%
606:3,350
589:3.85%
586:4,493
569:3.93%
566:4,593
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320:and
287:The
273:NTPC
259:and
222:UGDP
189:and
797:BJP
790:CPI
538:BJP
515:INC
469:CPI
161:MLA
100:INC
90:CPI
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