No statement made by a person
in the course of giving evidence before the Election Commission shall subject him to, or be used against
him in, any civil or criminal proceeding except a prosecution for giving false evidence by such statement:
Provided that the statement--
(a) is made in reply to a question which he is required by the Commission to answer, or
(b) is relevant to the subject-matter of the inquiry.
Provided that the statement--
(a) is made in reply to a question which he is required by the Commission to answer, or
(b) is relevant to the subject-matter of the inquiry.