Nearly 40 per cent voter turnout was recorded in the 59 Lok Sabha seats in the sixth and penultimate phase of the elections till 2 p.m. on Sunday.

40.35 % turnout was recorded till Sunday Afternoon in 14 seats in Uttar Pradesh, 10 in Haryana, eight each in West Bengal, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh, four in Jharkhand and seven seats in Delhi, according to data pulled from ECI's 'Voter Turnout' app.

West Bengal saw the highest 55.77 poll percentage. Violence was reported in some areas even as voters came out in good numbers to exercise their franchise.

There were reports of attack on BJP's Ghatal candidate, former IPS officer Bharati Ghosh, when she tried to enter a polling booth in Keshpur.

Bombs were hurled and stones pelted at her convoy when she tried to visit another booth in Keshpur after receiving complaints of rigging there, police said.

One of her security guards was injured and a vehicle of her convoy was damaged in the stone pelting following which security officers used batons, they said.

It was also alleged that a Trinamool Congress worker was injured in firing by central force personnel accompanying the BJP candidate.

The official said, "So far we have not received reports of any firing. We are looking into it. Our officials in districts have been asked to send details of incidents of attacks on Bharati Ghosh quickly."

The CEO also sought a report after Ghosh was seen videotaping inside a polling booth at Pikurda in Keshpur.

Ghosh's vehicle was again blocked by locals when she tried to enter Keshpur market area. The state police intervened, and her vehicle was seized.

"Her vehicle had no valid pass to move through the area on polling day. This is a matter of security," the police officer said.

Soon after the incident, a large number of protestors gathered at the spot following which Ghosh took shelter inside a temple in Keshpur market area with her security officers.

The mob also pelted stones at policemen who used batons to disperse them. Ghosh was then taken to Keshpur police station.

BJP candidate and state party president Dilip Ghosh also faced protests from locals when he tried to visit a polling booth in his constituency, Midnapore.

Then came Jharkhand with 47.16 per cent, Madhya Pradesh (42.25), Haryana (39.16), Bihar (35.22), Uttar Pradesh 34.30 per cent. Delhi saw a 34.48 per cent voter turnout till 1 p.m., according to the Delhi Election Commission.

JJP leader Digvijay Chautala, who is contesting from Sonipat, Haryana alleged that at booths number 88, 89 and 90 in Jind district, his party symbol (a pair of slippers) was "not clearly visible on EVM machines" and some voters had complained to him in this regard.

"This is a serious matter and the Election Commission must look into this," Chautala said.

In Uttar Pradesh's Sultanpur, Union minister Maneka Gandhi and BSP candidate Chandra Bhadra Singh alias Sonu came face-to-face at a booth.

"In Azamgarh, a presiding officer was removed following complaints of SP workers, A report has been sought from the district magistrate," UP's chief electoral officer L Venkateshwar Lu said.

He also said that there have been complaints about EVMs and VVPAT and the machines have been replaced.

In Bihar, a polling officer was killed at a polling station in a freak incident of firing by a home guard before polling started in Sheohar Lok Sabha seat.

North East Delhi constituency recorded the highest 36.55 vote percentage followed by North West Delhi with 36.09. New Delhi constituency registered the lowest at 31.32 per cent.

President Ram Nath Kovind, Congress President Rahul Gandhi, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj were among those who cast their vote in Delhi.

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, his deputy Manish Sisodia, Union minister and BJP's Chandni Chowk candidate Harsh Vardhan, ex-cricketer and BJP's East Delhi candidate Gautam Gambhir, Congress's New Delhi and Northeast Delhi candidates Ajay Maken and Sheila Dikshit also cast their vote.

Polling started late at some booths while there were reports of EVM malfunctioning in different parts of Delhi.

Delhi Home Minister Satyendar Jain claimed that voting started 50 minutes late at three polling booths.