EC uploads data on electoral bonds submitted by SBI

The Election Commission of India uploaded the complete details of electoral bonds submitted by the SBI on Thursday.

The SBI provided information such as alphanumeric numbers which are unique to each bond purchased. It also provided information about the issue code of the bank branch and the pay code of the bank branch.

Earlier, the SBI had submitted one list that had the names of the bond buyer with the date and another list with names of the recipient political party. The unique bond numbers will help match the two lists.

The State Bank of India was the only bank authorised to sell and redeem the bonds, which were first issued in March 2018 and were being sold until the scheme was declared null and void by the top court last month.

The Election Commission said it has uploaded the data on electoral bonds on its website as received from SBI on "as is where is basis".

(with PTI inputs)