Trinamool Congress MP Saket Gokhale accused the Election Commission of hiding voter turnout data. he said that the EC told the Supreme Court that disclosing such data would disrupt the ongoing Lok Sabha polls. Gokhale questioned the EC's delay in releasing the data, citing the 'Handbook for Returning Officers' which states it only takes seconds to display the total votes polled. He criticized the EC for alleged dishonesty and secrecy.
