Sale of Electoral Bonds at Authorized Branches of the SBI
Sale of Electoral Bonds at Authorized Branches of the State Bank of India (SBI)
Posted On: 30 MAR 2022 6:11PM by PIB Delhi
Government of India has notified the Electoral Bond Scheme 2018 vide Gazette Notification No. 20 dated 02nd January 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 Authorized Bank.
State Bank of India (SBI), in the XXth Phase of sale, has been authorised to issue and encash Electoral Bonds through its 29 Authorized Branches ( as per list enclosed) w.e.f. 01.04.2022 to 10.04.2022.
The 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 Bond Scheme – 2018
29 Existing Authorized Branches
| State/UT | Name of the Branch & Address | Branch Code No. |
| Delhi | Delhi Main Branch11, Parliament Street,New Delhi – 110001 | 00691 |
| Haryana, Punjab and Chandigarh | Chandigarh Main BranchSCO 43-48, Banking Square, Sector-17B, Chandigarh, Distt: ChandigarhState: Chandigarh, Pin : 160017 | 00628 |
| Himachal Pradesh | Shimla Main BranchNear Kali Bari Temple, The Mall, Shimla, District : ShimlaState: Himachal Pradesh,Pin : 171003 | 00718 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | Badami Bagh (Srinagar) BranchBadami BaghCantonment, Srinagar, Kashmir Dist : Badgam,State: Jammu & Kashmir Pin : 190001 | 02295 |
| Uttarakhand | Dehra Dun Main Branch4, Convent Road, Dehradun Uttarakhand, District : Dehradun State: Uttarakhand Pin : 248001 | 00630 |
| Gujarat, Dadar & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | Gandhinagar Branch, I Floor, Zonal Office Sector 10 B Gandhinagar Distt: Gandhinagar,State : Gujarat Pin:382010. | 01355 |
| Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal Main Branch T.T.Nagar,Bhopal-462003, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh,District : Bhopal,State: Madhya Pradesh,Pin : 462003 | 01308 |
| Chhattisgarh | Raipur Main BranchP.B.NO.29/61,Jaistambh Chowk, Raipur,District : RaipurState : Chhatisgarh Pin: 492001 | 00461 |
| Rajasthan | Jaipur Main BranchP.B.No.72, Sanganeri Gate Jaipur, Rajasthan District: Jaipur, State: Rajasthan.Pin : 302003 | 00656 |
| Maharashtra | Mumbai Main BranchMumbai Samachar Marg Horniman Circle, Fort, Mumbai, Maharashtra Pin: 400001 | 00300 |
| Goa, Lakshadweep | Panaji BranchOpp : Hotel Mandovi, Dayanand,Dayanand Bandodkar Marg,Panaji, Goa. District : North Goa,State : Goa, Pin: 403001 | 00509 |
| Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow Main BranchTarawali Kothi, Motimahal Marg, Hazratganj, Lucknow, Uttar PradeshDistrict :Lucknow,State: Uttar Pradesh Pin : 226001 | 00125 |
| Odisha | Bhubaneswar Main BranchP.B.NO.14, Bhubaneswar BhubaneswarDistrict : Khurda State: Odisha, Pin : 751001 | 00041 |
| West Bengal and Andaman & Nicobar | Kolkata Main BranchSamriddhi Bhawan 1, Strand Road, Kolkata, West Bengal, District :Kolkata.State: West Bengal. 3Pin : 700001 | 00001 |
| Bihar | Patna Main BranchWest Gandhi Maidhan, Patna,Bihar. Pin: 800001 | 00152 |
| Jharkhand | Ranchi BranchCourt Compound,Jharkhand, District : Ranchi,State: Jharkhand, Pin : 834001 | 00167 |
| Sikkim | Gangtok BranchM G Marg, Gangtok SIKKIMDist: East SikkimState : Sikkim Pin : 737101 | 00232 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar BranchTT Marg,VIP Road Bank Tinali, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh District : PapumpareState : Arunachal PradeshPin : 791111 | 06091 |
| Nagaland | Kohima BranchNear deputy commissioner’s officeKohimaNagaland Pin: 797001 | 00214 |
| Assam | Guwahati BranchPan Bazar, MG Road,Kamrup, Guwahati, Pin: 781001 | 00078 |
| Manipur | Imphal BranchM G Avenue, Imphal westManipurPin: 795001 | 00092 |
| Meghalaya | Shilong BranchMG Road, Near General POShillong, District: Khasi Hills (E),Meghalaya, Pin: 793001 | 00181 |
| Mizoram | Aizawl BranchSolomns caveDistrict: Aizawl, MizoramPin: 796001 | 01539 |
| Tripura | Agartala BranchHari Ganga Basak road,AgartalaDistrict: Tripura (W), TripuraPin: 799001 | 00002 |
| Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam BranchRednam Gardens, Jail Road, Junction, Opp. Pages/Vodaphone Off, Visakhapatnam,District: VisakhapatnamState : Andhra PradeshPin : 530002 | 00952 |
| Telangana | Hyderabad Main BranchBank Street, Koti, Hyderabad. District : Hyderabad State: Telangana Pin : 500095 | 00847 |
| Tamil Nadu and Puducherry | Chennai Main Branch336/166, Thambuchetty Street, Parrys, Chennai.State: Tamil Nadu Pin : 600001 | 00800 |
| Karnataka | Bengaluru Main BranchPost Bag No.5310,St. Marks Road, Bangalore,District :Bangalore Urban,State: Karnataka, Pin : 560001 | 00813 |
| Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram BranchP.B.No.14, M.G.Road, Thiruvananthapuram, District : Thiruvananthapuram,State: Kerala, Pin: 695001 | 00941 |
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