Page 9 - Latest Updates on Electoral Bond
SC says electoral bonds unconstitutional, asks SBI to submit all details
Electoral bonds scheme: The apex court has asked the SBI to give all details of donations via electoral bonds to ECI, which will have to publish it on its website by March 31
 "SC says electoral bonds unconstitutional, asks SBI to submit all details")
Supreme Court to pronounce judgment on electoral bonds scheme today
The electoral bonds scheme, introduced in 2017, provided anonymous donations to political parties
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SC to decide on validity of Centre's electoral bonds scheme on February 15
A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud had on November 2 last year reserved its verdict in the matter
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BJP got Rs 1,300 cr via electoral bonds, over 7 times what Cong received
The BJP's total contributions stood at Rs 2,120 crore in 2022-23 fiscal, of which 61 per cent came from electoral bonds, according to party's annual audited report submitted to EC
 "BJP got Rs 1,300 cr via electoral bonds, over 7 times what Cong received")
Election Commission releases final summary rolls, TN has 61.8 mn voters
Tamil Nadu has an electorate strength of 6,18,90,348 with women voters outnumbering men as per the integrated final electoral roll of the special summary revision, 2024, released on Monday here
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Megha Engineering, SII, Nippon topped list of Electoral donors in FY23: ADR
Ten corporates donated Rs 332.26 crore, or 90.66% of total donations
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Sale of 30th tranche of electoral bonds will start from January 2
Electoral bonds are encashed by an eligible political party only through a bank account with the authorised bank. SBI is the only authorised bank to issue electoral bonds
 "Sale of 30th tranche of electoral bonds will start from January 2")
BJP received Rs 256.25 crore from Prudent Electoral Trust in FY 2022-23
The trust gave total donations of Rs 363.15 crore to political parties during the year, according to its filing before the Election Commission
EC compiling details of electoral bonds shared by parties, to submit to SC
Major political parties, including the BJP and the Congress, have submitted the details to the EC
EC asks parties to share details of donations received via electoral bonds
According to the government notification, electoral bonds shall be encashed by an eligible political party only through an account with an authorised bank
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Sale of 29th tranche of electoral bonds begins amidst polls in 5 states
It is to be noted that Mizoram and the first phase of Chhattisgarh assembly polls are to be held on November 7
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Govt approves issuance of 29th tranche of electoral bonds, sale from Nov 6
The decision comes amid campaigning for assembly elections in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram
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Give data of funds received by political parties via bonds: SC directs EC
While hearing arguments on a batch of petitions challenging the validity of the electoral bonds scheme for funding political parties, the bench observed the ECI should have the up to date data
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TMS Ep555: BS BFSI summit, Mid and SmallCaps, electoral bonds
BS BFSI summit: What did experts say about Indian economy, markets and investments? Has the recent correction made Mid and SmallCaps attractive? What is the electoral bonds case? All answers here
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Electoral bonds scheme aims to eradicate use of black money: Centre to SC
Mehta, while citing figures, said they showed that whichever party is the ruling party gets more. "This is my reply not the government's reply," he hastened to add
 "Electoral bonds scheme aims to eradicate use of black money: Centre to SC")
Electoral bonds scheme provides for 'selective anonymity', says SC
Under the scheme, electoral bonds can be issued or purchased from some authorised branches of the SBI
Electoral bonds generated donations worth Rs 9,188 cr, BJP's share at 57%
The BJP received Rs 5,272 crore and the Congress received Rs 952 crore, while the rest went to other parties
Electoral bonds scheme wholly arbitrary, has to be struck down: Sibal to SC
Senior advocate Kapil Sibal said the Electoral Bonds scheme is wholly arbitrary and has to be struck down
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Opaque electoral bonds scheme will destroy democracy: Petitioners to SC
Here's a lowdown on the important cases heard in the Supreme Court
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