Sale of Electoral Bonds 2018 at Authorised Branches of StateBankofIndia

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The Government of India has notified the Electoral Bond Scheme 2018 vide Gazette Notification No. 20 dated January 02, 2018. As per provisions of the Scheme, Electoral Bonds may be purchased by a person (as defined in item No. 2 (d) of Gazette Notification), who is a citizen of India or incorporated or established in India. A person being an individual can buy Electoral Bonds, either singly or jointly with other individuals. Only the Political Parties registered under Section 29A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (43 of 1951) and which secured not less than one per cent of the votes polled in the last General Election to the House of the People or the Legislative Assembly of the State, shall be eligible to receive the Electoral Bonds. The Electoral Bonds shall be encashed by an eligible Political Party only through a Bank account with the Authorised Bank.

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has accorded ‘No objection’ from Model Code of Conduct (MCC) angle, vide its letter No.437/6/CG/LA-Multi/ECI/LET/FUNCT/MCC/2021 dated March 17, 2021 subject to the following conditions:

i)  No Political functionary shall make any reference in this regard during any public speech or communication to the press or public in the constituencies going for poll; and

ii) The relevant provisions of Model Code of Conduct issued by the Election Commission shall be strictly followed.

The State Bank of India (SBI), in the XVI Phase of sale, has been authorised to issue and encash Electoral Bonds through its 29 Authorized Branches (as per list enclosed) w.e.f. 01.04.2021 to 10.04.2021.

It may be noted that Electoral Bonds shall be valid for fifteen calendar days from the date of issue and no payment shall be made to any payee Political Party if the Electoral Bond is deposited after expiry of the validity period. The Electoral Bond deposited by an eligible Political Party in its account shall be credited on the same day.

Annexure

Electoral Bearer Bond Scheme – 2018

Authorized Branches of State Bank of India (SBI)

16^th Phase: April 01-10, 2021

Sl. No.	State/UT	Name Of The Branch & Address	Branch Code No.
1.	Delhi	New Delhi Main Branch,11, Parliament Street, New Delhi – 110001	00691
2.	Haryana, Punjab and Chandigarh	Chandigarh Main Branch,SCO 43-48, Banking Square,Sector-17B, Chandigarh, State: Chandigarh,Pin : 160017	00628
3.	HimachalPradesh	Shimla Main BranchNear Kali Bari Temple, The Mall, ShimlaHimachal Pradesh, District : ShimlaState: Himachal Pradesh, Pin : 171003	00718
4.	Jammu andKashmir	BadamiBagh (Srinagar) BranchBadamiBaghCantonment, Srinagar, KashmirDistrict : Srinagar, Jammu & KashmirDist : Badgam, State: Jammu & KashmirPin : 190001	02295
5.	Uttarakhand	Dehra Dun Main Branch4, Convent Road, DehradunUttarakhand , State: Uttarakhand Pin : 248001	00630
6.	Gujarat, Dadar& Nagar Haveliand Daman &Diu	Gandhinagar Branch, I Floor,Zonal Office, Sector 10 B GandhinagarDistt:Gandhinagar, Gujarat. Pin:382010.	01355
7.	MadhyaPradesh	Bhopal Main Branch,T.T.Nagar,Bhopal-462003, Bhopal,Madhya Pradesh, District : Bhopal,State: Madhya Pradesh. Pin : 462003	01308
8.	Chhattisgarh	Raipur Main BranchP.B.N0.29/61,JaistambhChowk, Raipur,District : Raipur, State : ChhatisgarhPin: 492001	00461
9.	Rajasthan	Jaipur Main Branch, P.B.No.72,Sanganeri Gate, Jaipur, RajasthanDistrict :Jaipur, State: Rajasthan. Pin : 302003	00656
10	Maharashtra	Mumbai Main Branch,Mumbai SamacharMargHorniman Circle, Fort, Mumbai,Maharashtra      Pin : 400001	00300
11.	Goa, Lakshadweep	Panaji BranchOpp : Hotel Mandovi, Dayanand,DayanandBandodkarMarg,Panaji, Goa .District : North Goa, State : Goa,Pin: 403001	00509
12.	Uttar Pradesh	Lucknow Main Branch,TarawaliKothi, MotimahalMarg,Hazratganj, Lucknow, Uttar PradeshDistrict : Lucknow, State: Uttar PradeshPin:  226001	00125
13.	Odisha	Bhubaneswar Main BranchP.B.No.14, BhubaneswarBhubaneswar, Orissa. District : KhurdaState: Odisha, Pin : 751001	00041
14.	West Bengal and Andaman& Nicobar	Kolkata Main Branch,SamriddhiBhawan1, Strand Road, Kolkata, West Bengal,District:Kolkata. State: West Bengal.Pin : 700001	00001
15.	Bihar	Patna Main BranchWest Gandhi Maidhan, Patna, Bihar.Pin: 800001	00152
16.	Jharkhand	Ranchi BranchCourt Compound, RanchiJharkhand, District : Ranchi,State: Jharkhand,Pin : 834001	00167
17.	Sikkim	Gangtok BranchM G Marg, Gangtok SIKKIMDist: East Sikkim, State : Sikkim Pin : 737101	00232
18.	ArunachalPradesh	ltanagar BranchTI Marg,VIP Road Bank Tinali, ltanagar,Arunachal PradeshDistrict : PapumpareState : Arunachal Pradesh Pin : 791111	06091
19.	Nagaland	Kohima BranchNear deputy commissioner’s officeKohima, Nagaland, Pin: 797001	00214
20.	Assam	Guwahati Branch, Pan Bazar,MG Road,Kamrup, Guwahati.  Pin: 781001	00078
21.	Manipur	lmphal BranchM G Avenue, lmphal west, Manipur, Pin: 795001	00092
22.	Meghalaya	Shillong BranchMG road, Near General POShillong,District: Khasi Hills (E), MeghalayaPin: 793001	00181
23.	Mizoram	Aizawl Branch, Solomns caveDistrict: Aizawl. Mizoram,  Pin: 796001	01539
24.	Tripura	Agartala Branch, Hari Ganga Basak Road,Agartala, District: Tripura (W), TripuraPin: 799001	00002
25.	AndhraPradesh	Visakhapatnam BranchRednam Gardens, Jail Road, Junction,Opp. Pages/Vodaphone Off ,Visakhapatnam, VisakhapatnamDistrict: Visakhapatnam, State : Andhra PradeshPin : 530002	00952
26.	Telangana	Hyderabad Main BranchBank Street, Koti, Hyderabad.District : Hyderabad, State: TelanganaPin: 500095	00847
27.	Tamil Nadu and Puducherry	Chennai Main Branch336/166, Thambuchetty  Street, Parrys,Chennai.State: Tamil Nadu     Pin : 600001	00800
28.	Karnataka	Bengaluru Main Branch, Post Bag No.5310,St. Marks Road, Bangalore, District : Bangalore Urban,State : Karnataka, Pin : 560001	00813
29.	Kerala	Thiruvananthapuram BranchP.B.No.14, M.G.Road,Thiruvananthapuram,District : Trivandrum,State: Kerala. Pin : 695001	00941