How does the inclusion of members or member of the Legislative Assembly of Nagaland elected by the regional council established under Article 371A affect references to elected members of a State's Legislative Assembly?
The inclusion of members or member of the Legislative Assembly of Nagaland elected by the regional council established under Article 371A affects references to elected members of a State's Legislative Assembly in two ways:

1. In articles 54 and 55 and clause (4) of article 80, references to the elected members of the Legislative Assembly of a State or to each such member shall include references to the members or member of the Legislative Assembly of Nagaland elected by the regional council established under this article. This means that when referring to elected members of the Legislative Assembly in these articles, one must also consider the members from Nagaland who were elected through their regional council.

2. In article 170(ii), the reference to direct election from territorial constituencies in the State shall include election by the members of the regional council established under this article. This means that when considering direct elections from territorial constituencies within the State, one must also take into account the electoral process involving the members of the regional council in Nagaland.