An estimated 66 per cent of the electorate exercised their franchise in assembly elections in Maharashtra, Haryana and Arunachal Pradesh amidst sporadic violence in which one polling agent was killed.The Chief Election Commissioner Navin Chawla told reporters in New Delhi that Maharashtra registered 60 per cent turnout of voters while it was 66 % in Haryana.Arunachal Pradesh saw a much higher polling of 72 per cent respectively. He described the polling as very satisfactory.Notwithstanding the poll boycott call by naxals in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra, an estimated 55 per cent of the electorate cast their votes while neighbouring Gondia, also hit by Maoist menace, gave a stronger rebuff to the ultra-Left with a 68 per cent turnout. Stray incidents of firing were seen in Gadchiroli district where polling could not take place at 22 polling stations as the staff failed to reach the destinations because naxals put up obstacles.In Arunachal Pradesh, a staggering 72 per cent voters exercised their franchise in Tuesday's poll. Polling was carried out amidst tight security. In Haryana 66 per cent of 1.31 crore voters cast their votes, as polling drew to a close for the 90-member State Assembly sealing the fate of 1,222 candidates, including 67 women.Counting of votes will be held on the 22nd of this month.