Electoral Bonds
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The Supreme Court will hear a plea for a reference to the constitution bench next month about electoral bonds
During its meeting on Thursday, the Supreme Court agreed to refer petitions challenging the electoral bond scheme to constitutional bench…
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A total of Rs 660 crore worth of electoral bonds were encashed in Delhi through the 23rd tranche
State Bank of India (SBI) says election bonds worth Rs 676.2 crore were sold between November 9 and November 15…
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Electoral bonds are most commonly sold in Mumbai; Delhi has the highest rate of encashment: RTI
Approximately 65 percent of electoral bonds sold since the beginning of the scheme in 2018 until the most recent phase…
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Election bonds worth Rs 10,246 crore were sold by SBI in 21 tranches, according to an RTI request
A total of Rs 10,246 crore worth of electoral bonds have been sold by the State Bank of India (SBI)…
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RTI responses show a spike in sales of ‘less transparent’ physical electoral bonds before the polls
According to Right to Information (RTI) responses, sales of physical electoral bonds, considered less traceable, far surpassed digital transactions in…
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OPPN calls the election bonds sale window a violation of the election code and an attempt to legalize corruption.
With the model code of conduct already in place for the Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat Assembly elections, transparency activists and…
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In response to a RTI request, the government recently printed 10k electoral bonds worth Rs 1 crore each
Approximately 10,000 electoral bonds worth Rs 1 crore each were printed by the Union government between August 1 and October…
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Yechury to the Election Commission: Scrap the Memoranda of Understandings with Gujarati corporations
In an initiative to scrap the Memorandums of Understanding signed by the Gujarat chief electoral officer with corporate houses in…
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A total of Rs 464.8 crore was given to parties by the Prudent Electoral Trust; BJP received Rs 336.5 crore
For the fiscal year 2021-22, the Prudent Electoral Trust donated Rs 464.81 crore to various political parties, with the ruling…
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SG: scheme is ‘very transparent’; SC to decide on December 6 whether it needs scrutiny by larger bench
According to the Supreme Court, it will examine on December 6 whether a batch of pleas challenging laws permitting the…
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