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Art. 333 Part XVI: Special Provisions Relating to Certain Classes

(Repealed) Representation of the Anglo-Indian Community in the Legislative Assemblies of the States

Exact text — Constitution of India

[This Article, the State Assembly counterpart to Article 331, similarly allowed Governors to nominate one Anglo-Indian member to a State Legislative Assembly if the community lacked adequate representation; it was likewise formally omitted by the 104th Amendment, 2019.]

In Plain English

What this Article actually means

This Article gave state Governors the same kind of nomination discretion for Anglo-Indian representation in their State Legislative Assembly that Article 331 gave the President for the Lok Sabha — a parallel, state-level accommodation that was phased out at the same time.

Why This Matters To You

How it shows up in everyday life

Like Article 331, this Article's retirement in 2019 marked the end of a specific, decades-long constitutional accommodation for the Anglo-Indian community's political representation.

Read alongside this one

Art. 331 — (Repealed) Representation of the Anglo-Indian Community in the House of the People

Frequently Asked

Quick answers about Article 333

Why were both these provisions retired at the same time?

The 104th Amendment made a single policy decision to let the entire Anglo-Indian nomination scheme (covering both Parliament and State Assemblies) lapse together, judging it no longer necessary while separately extending SC/ST reservation for another decade.

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