Notwithstanding anything in article 170, the Governor ¹[***] 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, ²[nominate one member of that community to the Assembly].

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1. The words "or the Rajpramukh" omitted by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956 section 29 and Schedule.

2. Substituted by the Constitution (Twenty-third Amendment) Act, 1969, section 4, for "nominate such number of members of the community to the assembly as he considers appropriate". (w.e.f. 23-1-1970).