Electoral bonds 2nd list out: Election Commission uploads fresh info on funding to political parties
Electoral bonds data: Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday uploaded fresh data related to funding of political parties in India through electoral bonds. The fresh data pertains to the information provided by political parties to the Supreme Court of India in a sealed cover after interim order in April 12, 2019 and is believed to be for the period before the date of the interim order.
"Data so received from political parties was deposited in the Supreme Court without opening sealed covers. In pursuance of the Supreme Court's order dated March 15, 2024, the Registry of the Supreme Court has returned physical copies along with a digitized record of the same in a pen drive in sealed cover.
The Election Commission of India has today uploaded the data received in the digitized form from the registry of the Supreme Court on electoral bonds on its website," the Election Commission said. The fresh data provides information on the donations received by the political parties through electoral bonds before April 12, 2019.
It includes funding details of all political parties including national, state and unrecognised political parties. This is a developing story, will be updated with more inputs Milestone Alert!
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