¹[91E. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Order or rules, if it appears to the Commission on receiving an information from any source or written report that, any contesting candidate or his agent or any other person on his behalf, by his order or under his direct or indirect consent, engages or attempts to engage in any serious illegal activity or violates or attempts to violate any provision of this Order or rules or Code of Conduct for which he may be disqualified to be elected as a member, the Commission may pass an order for an investigation of the matter giving the contesting candidate a reasonable opportunity of being heard.

(2) After receiving the investigation report under clause (1), if the Commission is satisfied that, the report was true, the Commission may, by a written order, cancel the candidature of such candidate and in that event the election shall be held among the other contesting candidates of the concerned constituency; and where only one person remains as a contesting candidate because of cancellation of cadidature of the other contesting candidate, election shall be held under Article 17 for that constituency ²[:]

³[Provided that the candidate whose candidature has been cancelled under this clause shall not be eligible to be elected under Article 17.]

(3) Any order made under clause (2) shall be sent to the concerned candidate or his election agent by hand or by fax or by e-mail or by courier service or by any other possible means.

(4) The order made under clause (2) shall immediately be sent to the Returning Officer, Presiding Officer and other contesting candidates and the political party that has nominated such candidate.

(5) The order made under clause (2) shall be notified in the Official Gazette and in any other manner which the commission thinks fit.]