What a Chandigarh Estate Office auction is
The Estate Office of the Union Territory of Chandigarh auctions residential and commercial sites through periodic e-auctions on the central Government e-auction portal. Each auction is published as a dated notice with a schedule, a site list, reserve prices, and deposit terms.
This guide follows the process using e-Auction 2026_CH_189 as a worked example. The dates and figures are specific to that notice; read the current notice for the sites you are interested in.
Where the bidding happens — online
Chandigarh bidding is online, on the central Government e-auction portal (eauction.gov.in). You need a digital signature certificate (DSC) — an electronic ID for signing documents online, issued by licensed agencies — to enrol and upload your documents, so arrange one before the submission window closes. For e-Auction 2026_CH_189, online bidding ran from 27 June 2026 at 9 AM to 29 June 2026 at 11 AM. — per the Estate Office Chandigarh notice AuctionNotice02062026.pdf (schedule table).
The Estate Office also holds an optional pre-bid training seminar in person — for this notice, on 6–7 June 2026 at Estate Office, Sector 17. That is a briefing, not the auction: the bidding itself happens online on the portal, never on BiddingPulse. — per the Estate Office Chandigarh notice AuctionNotice02062026.pdf (schedule table).
The earnest-money deposit (EMD)
The earnest-money deposit (EMD) is a refundable deposit you place before you can bid. For e-Auction 2026_CH_189 it was ₹2 lakh or 2% of the reserve price (the published floor below which no bid counts), whichever is higher, and document and EMD submission closed on 23 June 2026 at 5 PM. — per the Estate Office Chandigarh notice for e-Auction 2026_CH_189.
A winning bidder deposits 25% of the bid, minus the EMD already paid, within 48 hours of the award, with the remaining 75% due in a lump sum within 90 days of the auction. — per the Estate Office Chandigarh terms and conditions for e-Auction 2026_CH_189.
The auction timeline
Notice published — 2 June 2026. Document and EMD submission — 2 June to 23 June 2026 (closing at 5 PM). Optional pre-bid seminar — 6–7 June 2026 at Estate Office, Sector 17. Document and EMD approval — 24–26 June 2026. Online bidding — 27 June (9 AM) to 29 June 2026 (11 AM). — per the Estate Office Chandigarh notice AuctionNotice02062026.pdf (schedule table).
After the auction, the successful bidder deposits 25% of the bid, minus the EMD already paid, within 48 hours of the award, and the remaining 75% is due in a lump sum within 90 days. — per the Estate Office Chandigarh terms and conditions.
Read it on the official source
The dates and figures above are from one Chandigarh Estate Office auction and change with every phase — the current notice is always the document to check before you take any step. BiddingPulse links every fact back to its source so you can do that in one click.