¹[33B. Statements made by persons 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.]