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{{Short description|Former reserved seat in the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly}}
Between 2002 and 2020, a single seat was reserved in the [[Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly]], for members of the [[Anglo-Indian]] community. This member was nominated by the [[Governor of Uttarakhand]] on the advice of the [[Government of Uttarakhand]]. In January 2020, the Anglo-Indian reserved seats in the [[Lok Sabha]] and [[State Legislative Assembly (India)|state legislative assemblies]] of India were discontinued by the 126th Constitutional Amendment Bill of 2019, when enacted as the [[One Hundred and Fourth Amendment of the Constitution of India#:~:text=The One Hundred and Fourth,Lok Sabha and State Legislative|104th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2019]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Anglo Indian Representation To Lok Sabha, State Assemblies Done Away; SC-ST Reservation Extended For 10 Years: Constitution (104th Amendment) Act To Come Into Force On 25th Jan|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2020/215637.pdf|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=25 January 2020|website=egazette.nic.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/government/anglo-indian-mps.html|title=Anglo Indian Members of Parliament (MPs) of India – Powers, Salary, Eligibility, Term|website=www.elections.in}}</ref>

The Article 331 of the Indian Constitution gave reservation to the Anglo-Indian community during the creation of the Constitution, the article 331 also says that this reservation would cease to exist 10 years after the commencement of the Constitution. But this reservation was extended to 1970 through the 8th Amendment. The period of reservation was extended to 1980 through 23rd amendment and then to 1990 through 45th amendments, to 2006 through 62nd amendment, to 2010 through 79th amendments and to 2020 through the 95th Amendment.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indialegallive.com/top-news-of-the-day/news/centre-notifies-constitutional-amendment-away-quota-anglo-india-84961|title=Centre notifies constitutional amendment doing away with quota for Anglo Indian|access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref>

== List of Anglo-Indian members in the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly ==
The following is a list of members nominated after each election.<ref>{{Cite web|title=उत्तराखंड में कब-कौन रहा एंग्लो इंडियन विधायक, जानिए|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/news/dehradun/article1-Anglo-Indian-MLAs-who-have-remained-in-Uttarakhand-till-now-809158.amp.html|publisher=[[Hindustan]]|language=hi|access-date=13 July 2024}}</ref>
{|class="wikitable sortable"
! Election
! Name
! scope=col colspan=2|Party
! Assembly
! Ref.
|-
! [[2002 Uttaranchal Legislative Assembly election|2002]]
| [[Russell Valentine Gardner]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| [[1st Uttarakhand Assembly|1st Assembly]]
| <ref>{{cite web|title=Nominated MLA takes oath|url=https://zeenews.india.com/news/uttarakhand/nominated-mla-takes-oath_766103.html|date=25 March 2012|website=[[Zee News]]|accessdate=16 June 2019}}</ref>
|-
! [[2007 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election|2007]]
| [[Karen Meyer Hilton]]
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| [[2nd Uttarakhand Assembly|2nd Assembly]]
| <ref>{{Cite web|title=An Anglo-Indian insurance policy|url=https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/an-angloindian-insurance-policy/article4766706.ece|publisher=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=13 July 2024}}</ref>
|-
! [[2012 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election|2012]]
| [[Russell Valentine Gardner]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| [[3rd Uttarakhand Assembly|3rd Assembly]]
| <ref>{{cite web|title=Congress Wins RS Seat In Uttarakhand|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/congress-wins-rs-seat-in-uttarakhand-15341.html|date=30 March 2012|website=[[India TV]]|access-date=16 June 2019}}</ref>
|-
! [[2017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election|2017]]
| [[George Ivan Gregory Mann]]
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| [[4th Uttarakhand Assembly|4th Assembly]]
| <ref>{{Cite web|title=Anglo-Indian George Ivan nominated to assembly|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/anglo-indian-george-ivan-nominated-to-assembly/articleshow/58436212.cms|publisher=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=13 July 2024}}</ref>
|}

== See also ==
* [[Anglo-Indian reserved seats in the Lok Sabha]]
* [[List of former constituencies of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly]]
* [[Reserved political positions in India]]

== References ==
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{{Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly}}

[[Category:Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly]]
[[Category:Ethnic bodies and representatives elections]]