Constitution 11th Amendment Act, 1961

Article 66(1) requires the members of the two Houses of Parliament to assemble at a joint sitting for the election of the Vice President. This provision of the article seemed to be unnecessary. So, it was amended. Also, it was possible that the elections to the houses of Parliament may not be completed before the elections of President and Vice President. So it was also necessary to amend article 71 containing the provisions for the election of President or Vice President.

Important provisions

• Article 66 was amended to omit the requirement of joint sitting of the Houses of Parliament.
• Article 71 was amended to make the election of President or Vice President free from being challenged on the ground of existence of any vacancy for whatever reason in the Electoral College.