Section 106(5) in The Telangana Panchayat Raj (Conduct of Elections) Rules, 2018
(5)Any contesting candidate who has been called upon to show cause under sub-rule (4) may, within twenty days of the receipt of such notice, submit in respect of the matter a representation in writing to the State Election Commission, and shall at the same time send to Mandal Parishad Development Officer or Chief Executive Officer of Zilla Praja Parishad as the case may be a copy of his/her representation together with a complete account of his/her election expenses if he/she had not already furnished such an account.