President nominates 2 members of Anglo-Indian Community to Lok Sabha

July 24, 2015

President Pranab Mukherjee has appointed 2 members of Anglo-Indian Community to Lok Sabha as per the provisions of Article 331 of Indian Constitution.

Nominted Persons are

  • Professor Richard Hay: He hails from Kerala. Presently, he teaches economics in various academic institutes in India as well as abroad.
  • George Baker: He hails from West Bengal and is actor by profession. Since 1970s, he has acted in several Assamese and Bengali movies.
  • His notable film was ‘Chameli Memsaab’ which had won national film award in 1975.
  • Presently, he is member of Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP). He had unsuccessfully contested for 2014 Lok Sabha election on BJP ticket from Howrah in West Bengal after he had joined BJP in 2014.

Article 331: Representation of the Anglo-Indian Community in Lok Sabha

It says that President may appoint two members from Anglo-Indian Community to Lok Sabha, if in his opinion that this community is not represented adequately, notwithstanding anything mentioned in Article 81 which deals with Composition of Lok Sabha.
Article 81 (1) which was inserted by 35th Constitutional Amendment Act, says that subject to Article 331, Lok Sabha shall consists of 530 directly elected representatives from states and 20 directly elected representatives from Union Territories. Thus, the total strength of Lok Sabha is 552 including two members of Anglo-Indian Community.

Who is Anglo-Indian?

Article 366(2) of the Indian Constitution defines Anglo-Indian as a person who is domiciled within the territory of India, whose father or any of his other male progenitors are in the male line are of European descent.

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4 Comments

  1. pradeep gowtham

    May 19, 2016 at 11:13 am

    in front of whom does nominated anglo-indians of loksabha or legislative assembly take oath before entering office?

    • Nikhil Paigude

      May 19, 2016 at 12:14 pm

      Two nominated Anglo-Indian members of Lok Sabha are Members of Parliament. As per Article 99 of Indian Constitution, members of either House of Parliament before taking his seat shall subscribe oath or affirmation according to form set out in 3rd Schedule before the President or some person appointed by him.

      Similarly, as per Article 188 in state assembly before taking his seat shall subscribe oath or affirmation before the Governor or some person appointed by him.

  2. pradeep gowtham

    May 19, 2016 at 11:13 am

    in front of whom does nominated anglo-indians of loksabha or legislative assembly take oath before entering office?

    • Nikhil Paigude

      May 19, 2016 at 12:14 pm

      Two nominated Anglo-Indian members of Lok Sabha are Members of Parliament. As per Article 99 of Indian Constitution, members of either House of Parliament before taking his seat shall subscribe oath or affirmation according to form set out in 3rd Schedule before the President or some person appointed by him.
      Similarly, as per Article 188 in state assembly before taking his seat shall subscribe oath or affirmation before the Governor or some person appointed by him.

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