Constitution of India · Part XVI: Special Provisions Relating to Certain Classes · Reservation of seats for women in the Legislative Assemblies of
Article 333: Representation of the Anglo-Indian community in the Legislative Assemblies of the States
In plain words
A Governor could nominate one member of the Anglo-Indian community to the State Legislative Assembly if it needed and lacked adequate representation. The Constitution has since ended this nomination after a fixed period.
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Official text
Notwithstanding anything in article 170, the Governor *** of a State may, if he is of opinion that the Anglo-Indian community needs representation in the Legislative Assembly of the State and is not adequately represented therein, [nominate one member of that community to the Assembly].
Source: India Code (Legislative Department), the official text of the Constitution of India. As amended up to the Constitution (One Hundred and Sixth Amendment) Act, 2023. Text as on 10 September 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.
Supreme Court judgments citing the article 333
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K. Purushottam Reddy v. Union of India and Ors.
(a) Whether the exclusion of the States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana (or any other State), from the scope of delimitation under the Impugned Notifications and limiting it only to the Union Territory of Jammu and…
- Shivraj Singh Chouhan & Ors. v. Speaker Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly & Ors.
- Shiv Sena and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors.
- R.C. Poudyal and Anr. Etc. Etc. v. Union of India and Ors. Etc. Etc.
- Indra Sawhney and Ors. Etc. Etc. v. Union of India and Ors. Etc. Etc.