Which Article provided for the nomination of a member of the Anglo-Indian community to a State Legislative Assembly?
- A.Article 331
- B.Article 332
- C.Article 333
- D.Article 334
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Explanation
The correct answer is C, Article 333. It allowed the Governor of a state to nominate one member of the Anglo-Indian community to the Legislative Assembly if he was of opinion that the community needed representation and was not adequately represented in it. This is why older books put the strength of the Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha at 231 rather than 230.
Option A, Article 331, is the parallel provision for the Lok Sabha, under which the President could nominate up to two members of the Anglo-Indian community. Option B, Article 332, is the live provision that reserves seats in a state Assembly for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes, which for Madhya Pradesh means thirty-five and forty-seven seats. Option D, Article 334, is the article that fixes the time limit on these reservations and nominations; the Constitution (One Hundred and Fourth Amendment) Act of 2019 amended it so that the Anglo-Indian nomination ended on 25 January 2020 while the reservation of seats for the Scheduled Castes and Tribes continued.
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