Question

The President of India may nominate not more than member/s of the Anglo-Indian community to the Lok Sabha.
1. three
2. two
3. one
4. four

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : two

The correct answer is two.

• LOK SABHA
  • Article 81 deals with the Composition of the Lok Sabha. This article provides that the maximum number should be as follows:
  • Not more than 530 representatives of the States.
  • Not more than 20 representatives from the Union Territories
  • Not more than 2 members of the Anglo Indian Community as nominated by the President, only if he/she is of opinion that the Anglo Indian Community is not adequately represented in the parliament.
  • This makes the total strength of the Lok Sabha i.e. 530+20+2= 552.
  • The Lok Sabha at present consists of 545 members. Of these, 530 members are directly elected from the States and 13 from Union Territories, while two are nominated by the President to represent the Anglo-Indian community. ​

• 104th Amendment Act, 2020 - 
  • Extended the deadline for the cessation of seats for SCs and STs in the Lok Sabha and states assemblies from Seventy years to Eighty.
  • Removed the reserved seats for the Anglo-Indian community in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies.