It is important for the Election Commission to act correctly in every aspect of the conduct of elections at every stage. It has attracted criticism on many aspects, especially over the election schedule it prepared, its reluctance to act on complaints of hate speech and violation of the model code of conduct by BJP leaders and ministers, especially Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and on other counts. Voting figures are important, and doubts have even been expressed that incomplete figures, as given by the EC, may be used to manipulate the results. The EC, with its unusual action, has given rise to such concerns. There is no room for secrecy, lack of transparency or inefficiency in its conduct. The publication of inadequate and incomplete data is wrong, and if there is a genuine reason for doing so, it needs to be explained.