New Delhi: The Government of India has notified the Electoral Bond Scheme, 2018 by Gazette Notification No. 20 dated January 2, 2018. As per the provisions of the scheme, electoral bonds can be purchased by any person (as defined in item no. 2 (d) of the Gazette notification), who is a citizen of India or incorporated or established in India. A person can buy electoral bonds either individually or jointly with other individuals.
The political parties registered under Section 29 (a) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (43 of 1951), has got at least one percent of the vote in the last general election of Lok Sabha or in the election to the state assembly, are electoral Will be eligible to receive the bond. The encashment of the bond will take place only through a bank account in a bank authorized by the eligible political party.
State Bank of India (SBI) has been authorized to issue and redeem its 29 authorized branches (as per the enclosed list) of electoral bonds from 01.01.2021 to 10.01.2021, the 15th phase of the sale.
Electoral Bonds shall be valid for fifteen calendar days from the date of their issue and if the bond is deposited after the expiry of the valid period, no payment will be made to any paying political party. Bonds credited to an account by an eligible political party will be credited on the same day.
Electoral Bond Scheme, 2018
Authorized Branches of State Bank of India
Delhi
New Delhi Main Branch,
11, Parliament Street, New Delhi – 110001
00691
Haryana, Punjab and Chandigarh
Chandigarh Main Branch,
SCO 43-48, Banking Square,
Sector-17B, Chandigarh,
District: Chandigarh Chandigarh, Pin: 160017
00628
Himachal
Region
Shimla Main Branch
Near Kali Bari Mandir, Mall, Shimla
Himachal Pradesh, District: Shimla
State: Himachal Pradesh, Pin: 171003
00718
Jammu and
Kashmir
Badami Bagh (Srinagar) Branch
Badami Bagh, Cantonment, Srinagar, Kashmir
District: Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
District: Budgam, Jammu and Kashmir, Pin: 190001
02295
Uttarakhand
Dehradun main branch
4, Convent Road, Dehradun
Uttarakhand, District: Dehradun, Uttarakhand Pin: 248001
00630
Gujarat, Dadra and Nagar Haveli
And Daman and Diu
Gandhinagar Branch, 1st Floor,
Regional Office, Sector 10 B Gandhinagar
District: Gandhinagar, Gujarat
Pin: 382010.
01355
The middle
Region
Bhopal Main Branch,
TT Nagar, Bhopal-462003, Bhopal,
Madhya Pradesh, District: Bhopal,
State: Madhya Pradesh. Pin: 462003
01308
Chhattisgarh
Raipur Main Branch
Post Box No.29 / 61,
Jai Stambh Chowk, Raipur,
District: Raipur, State: Chhattisgarh
Pin: 492001
00461
Rajasthan
Jaipur Main Branch, Post Box No.72,
Sanganeri Gate, Jaipur, Rajasthan
District: Jaipur, Rajasthan. Pin: 302003
00656
Maharashtra
Mumbai Main Branch, Mumbai News Route
Horniman Circle, Fort, Mumbai,
Maharashtra Pin: 400001
00300
Goa, Lakshadweep
Panaji Branch
Front: Hotel Mandovi, Dayanand,
Dayanand Bandodkar Marg,
Panaji, Goa., District: North Goa, State: Goa,
Pin: 403001
00509
Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow Main Branch,
Tarawali Kothi, Moti Mahal Marg,
Hazratganj, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
District: Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, Pin: 226001
00125
Odisha
Bhubaneswar Main Branch
Post Box No.14, Bhubaneshwar
Bhubaneswar, Odisha. District: Khurda
State: Odisha, Pin: 751001
00041
West Bengal and Andaman and
Nicobar
Kolkata Main Branch,
Samriddhi bhawan
1, Strand Road, Kolkata, West Bengal,
District: Kolkata. State: West Bengal.
Pin: 700001
00001
Bihar
Patna Main Branch
West Gandhi Maidan, Patna, Bihar.
Pin: 800001
00152
Jharkhand
Ranchi branch
Court Compound, Ranchi
Jharkhand, District: Ranchi,
State: Jharkhand, Pin: 834001
00167
Sikkim
Gangtok branch
MG Marg, Gangtok Sikkim
District: East Sikkim, State: Sikkim Pin: 737101
00232
Arunachal
Region
Itanagar Branch
TT Marg, VIP Road Bank Tinali, Itanagar,
Arunachal Pradesh, District: Papampare
State: Arunachal Pradesh Pin: 791111
06091
Nagaland
Kohima Branch
Near the office of deputy commissioner
Kohima, Nagaland, Pin: 797001
00214
Assam
Guwahati Branch,
Pan Bazaar,
MG Road, Kamrup, Guwahati. Pin: 781001
00078
Manipur
Imphal branch
Mg avenue
Imphal West, Manipur, Pin: 795001
00092
Meghalaya
Shillong Branch
MG Road, Near General Post Office
Shillong, District: Khasi Hills (East), Meghalaya
Pin: 793001
00181
Mizoram
Aizawl branch
Solomons Cave, District: Aizawl
Mizoram, Pin: 796001
01539
Tripura
Agartala Branch
Hari Ganga Basak Road,
Agartala, District: Tripura (West), Tripura
Pin: 799001
00002
Andhra
Region
Visakhapatnam Branch
Rednam Garden, Jail Road, Junction,
Front. Pages / Vodafone Office,
Visakhapatnam, District: Visakhapatnam
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, pinc: 530002
00952
Telangana
Hyderabad Main Branch
Bank Street, Koti, Hyderabad.
District: Hyderabad, Telangana. Pin: 500095
00847
Tamil Nadu and Puducherry
Chennai Main Branch
336/166, Thambuchetti Street, Parrys,
Chennai., State: Tamil Nadu Pin: 600001
00800
Karnataka
Bengaluru Main Branch,
Post Bag No. 5310,
St. Marks Road, Bangalore, District: Bangalore Urban,
State: Karnataka, Pin: 560001
00813
Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram branch
Post Box No. 14, MG Road,
Thiruvananthapuram,
District: Trivandrum, State: Kerala, Pin: 695001