What is the position of representation of Anglo-Indian Community in Lok Sabha ?
Nomination of them has been done away with by 104th Constitutional Amendment
The nomination of Anglo-Indian members was discontinued by the 104th Constitutional Amendment — option 1.
The provision as it stood. Article 331 allowed the President to nominate up to two members of the Anglo-Indian community to the Lok Sabha if he was of opinion that the community was not adequately represented, and Article 333 allowed a Governor to nominate one to a State Legislative Assembly. The provision was originally limited to ten years by Article 334 and was extended repeatedly.
| Period | Position |
|---|---|
| 1950 to 25 January 2020 | Up to two Anglo-Indians nominated to the Lok Sabha under Article 331 |
| From 25 January 2020 | Nomination discontinued by the 104th Amendment Act, 2019 |
So options 2 and 4 describe the position that used to obtain — two in the Lok Sabha and one in a State Assembly — and are correct only for the period before 2020. Option 3 is wrong at any time: the nomination was never proportional to population; it rested on the President’s opinion that the community was inadequately represented.
The reasoning behind the change. The government told Parliament that the community’s numbers, as recorded in the 2011 Census, no longer justified a reserved nomination, and that the provision had in any case been intended as temporary. The same amendment extended the reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes by a further ten years, to 25 January 2030 — the two changes were made together.
Who the Anglo-Indians are. Article 366(2) defines an Anglo-Indian as a person whose father or any male ancestor in the male line is or was of European descent but who is domiciled in India and was born there. Frank Anthony, who led the community for decades, was among the longest-serving nominated members.
Hence, the answer is that nomination has been done away with by the 104th Amendment.
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