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Constitution (11th amendment) act 1961 : Constitution ( 11th Amendment) Act, 1961

Preamble

An Act further to amend the Constitution of India

Be it enacted by Parliament in the Twelfth Year of the Republic of India as follows:-

Section 1. Short title

1. Short title.-This Act may be called the Constitution (Eleventh Amendment) Act, 1961.

Section 2. Amendment of Article 66

2. Amendment of Article 66.-In Article 66 of the Constitution, in clause (1), for the words "members of both Houses of Parliament assembled at a joint meeting", the words "members of an electoral college consisting of the members of both Houses of Parliament" shall be substituted.

Section 3. Amendment of Article 71

3. Amendment of Article 71.-In Article 71 of the Constitution, after clause (3), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:-

"(4) The election of a person as President or Vice-President shall not be called in question on the ground of the existence of any vacancy for whatever reason among the members of electoral college electing him.".