Section 146A. Statements made by person to the Election Commission

146A. Statements made by person to the Election Commission.— 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.