Anglo-Indian reserved seats in the Lok Sabha

Between 1952 and 2020, two seats were reserved in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India, for members of the Anglo-Indian community.[3] In January 2020, the Anglo-Indian reserved seats in the Parliament and State Legislatures of India were abolished by the 104th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2019.This right was secured from Jawaharlal Nehru by Frank Anthony, the first and long-time president of the All India Anglo-Indian Association.The reserved seats were expected to have been phased out by the 1960s, but continued to be renewed by successive governments, until this provision was abolished in 2020.[9] Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad cited the 2011 Census as counting merely 296 Anglo-Indians in India, prompting challenges from many opposition MPs.
Lok SabhaParliament of IndiaAnglo-IndianPresident of IndiaGovernment of Indiastate legislative assembliesUnion Law MinisterRavi Shankar Prasad2011 Census of IndiaReserved political positions in Indialower houseJawaharlal NehruFrank AnthonystatesAndhra PradeshChhattisgarhGujaratJharkhandKarnatakaKeralaMadhya PradeshMaharashtraTelanganaTamil NaduUttar PradeshUttarakhandWest BengalKanimozhiHenry GidneyCentral Legislative Assembly1951–52IndependentA. E. T. BarrowMarjorie GodfreyRudolph RodriguesJanata PartyIndian National CongressJoss FernandezJanata DalPaul MantoshSheila F. IraniNeil O'BrienHedwig RegoBeatrix D'SouzaSamata PartyNeville FoleyDenzil B. AtkinsonBharatiya Janata PartyIngrid McLeodCharles DiasGeorge BakerRichard HayAnglo-Indian reserved seat in the Uttarakhand Legislative AssemblyList of former constituencies of the Lok SabhaPresidentSpeakerDeputy SpeakerSecretariatSecretary GeneralLeader of the HouseLeader of the OppositionConstituenciesFormer ConstituenciesCurrent Lok SabhaCurrent MembersRajya SabhaChairpersonDeputy ChairpersonNominated MembersParliamentary committeesStandingEstimatesDefenceFinancePublic AccountsPublic UndertakingsAd hocA. MehtaB. R. MehtaKargilNarasimhamSacharSrikrishnaLegislative proceduresResolution1962 Parliamentary resolutionAct of parliamentAmendment of ConstitutionAppropriationOrdinancePrivate MemberBudgetMilitaryRailwayConfidence and supplyMotion of no confidenceLoss of supplyCross-votingDivision of the houseDissolution of parliamentMinority governmentOfficial OppositionQuestion HourSessionJoint SessionSpecial SessionSimple majoritySpecial majorityStates of emergencyThe Emergency of 1975–77Voice Vote2001 Parliament attackInter-Parliamentary UnionCommonwealth Parliamentary AssociationDelimitation CommissionMPLADSMember of ParliamentMinistry of Parliamentary AffairsOutstanding Parliamentarian AwardParliamentary GroupParliament MuseumParliament Security ServicesSansad Adarsh Gram YojanaParliament HouseOld Parliament HouseSansad MargSansad TVUnion GovernmentUnion Council of MinistersUnited Nations Parliamentary AssemblyYouth ParliamentYouth Parliament ProgramPresiding officers and parliamentary functionariesMembers1st LS2nd LS3rd LS4th LS5th LS6th LS7th LS8th LS9th LS10th LS11th LS12th LS13th LS14th LS15th LS16th LS17th LS18th LSElections