# Article 331 — Notwithstanding anything in article 81, the President may, if he is of opinion that the Anglo-Indian

- Jurisdiction: India (IN)
- Article: 331
- Chapter (as indexed): CHAPTER I.—S ERVICES
- Index row title: Notwithstanding anything in article 81, the President may, if he is of opinion that the Anglo-Indian
- Source document: India Constitution
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## Verbatim text

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community is not adequately represented in the House ofthe People, nominate not more than two members of that
community to the House of the People.
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## What this means (mechanical reading aid, not legal advice)

- The index files this text under article 331 of the Constitution of India.
- The index files it under the chapter heading “CHAPTER I.—S ERVICES”.
- The row is titled “Notwithstanding anything in article 81, the President may, if he is of opinion that the Anglo-Indian”.
- The passage runs to about 25 words.
- **Caveat:** No rights vocabulary from our fixed word list appears in this passage, so no plain-language reading is offered for it.

> This is a mechanical reading aid generated from the text above by matching words in it. It is not legal advice, not a lawyer’s interpretation, and not a substitute for the provision itself.

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Portable Lawyer · Article 331 of the Constitution of India (indexed as “Notwithstanding anything in article 81, the President may, if he is of opinion that the Anglo-Indian”). community is not adequately represented in the House ofthe People, nominate not more than two members of that community to the House of the People.