| The Constitution (Twenty-third Amendment) Act, 1969 | |
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| Parliament of India | |
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| Citation | 23rd Amendment |
| Territorial extent | India |
| Passed by | Lok Sabha |
| Passed | 9 December 1969 |
| Passed by | Rajya Sabha |
| Passed | 17 December 1969 |
| Assented to | 23 January 1970 |
| Signed by | V. V. Giri |
| Commenced | 23 January 1970 |
| Legislative history | |
| First chamber: Lok Sabha | |
| Bill title | The Constitution (Twenty-third Amendment) Bill, 1969 |
| Introduced by | Panampilly Govinda Menon |
| Introduced | 21 August 1969 |
| Related legislation | |
| 8th, 45th, 62nd, 79th and 95th Amendments | |
| Summary | |
| Discontinued reservation of seats for the Scheduled Tribes in Nagaland, both in the Lok Sabha and the State Legislative Assembly; stipulated that not more than one Anglo-Indian could be nominated by the Governor to any State Legislative Assembly; and extended the period of reservation of seats for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and Anglo-Indians in the Lok Sabha and the State Legislative Assemblies till 1980. | |
| Status: Amended | |
The Twenty-third Amendment of the Constitution of India, officially known as The Constitution (Twenty-third Amendment) Act, 1969, discontinued reservation of seats for the Scheduled Tribes in Nagaland, both in the Lok Sabha and the State Legislative Assembly and stipulated that not more than one Anglo-Indian could be nominated by the Governor to any State Legislative Assembly. Prior to the amendment, the number of Anglo-Indians who could be nominated to the State Legislative Assemblies, was left to the discretion of the Governor of the State. The amendment also extended the period of reservation of seats for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and representation of the Anglo-Indians in the Lok Sabha and the State Legislative Assemblies for another ten years, i.e. up to 26 January 1980.
Article 334 of the Constitution had originally required the reservation of seats to cease in 1960, but this was extended to 1970 by the 8th Amendment. The 23rd Amendment extended this period to 1980.[1] The period of reservation was extended to 1990, 2000, 2010, 2020 and 2030 by the 45th, 62nd, 79th, 95th and 104th Amendments respectively.