Electoral Bond Transparency: Election Commission Reveals Data Provided by State Bank of India

Dated 14th March 2024

Press Note from Election Commission of India.

In a Press Note, released by Anuj Chandak, Joint Director (Media), Election Commission of India, it states that :

PRESS NOTE

Public disclosure by ECI of the data relating to electoral bonds as supplied by the State Bank of India

 In compliance of Hon’ble Supreme Court’s directions, contained in its order dated Feb 15 & March 11, 2024 (in the matter of WPC NO.880 of 2017), the State Bank of India (SBI) had provided the data pertaining to the electoral bonds to the Election Commission of India (ECI) on March 12, 2024.

The Election Commission of India has today uploaded the data on electoral bonds on its website as received from SBI on “as is where is basis”. The data as received from SBI can be accessed at this url:

https://www.eci.gov.in/candidate-politicalparty

It may be recalled that in the said matter, ECI has consistently and categorically weighed in favour of disclosure and transparency, a position reflected in the proceedings of the Hon’ble Supreme Court and noted in the order also.