Highest ever voter turnout of 73 percent has been recorded in Haryana assembly polls on Wednesday.

Maharashtra registered 54.5 percent polling upto 5 pm and is expected to surpass last assembly election's record.

Briefing reporters in New Delhi, Deputy Election Commissioner Sudhir Tripathi said that polling may touch 62 percent mark in Maharashtra.

He said in the last Maharashtra assembly polls, the state had recorded 59.49 per cent.

Another Deputy Election Commissioner Umesh Sinha said, during the last assembly elections, Haryana had recorded 65 per cent voting.

The officials said that polling was by and large peaceful in the two states barring stray incidents of violence.

They said, in Maharashtra Left Wing Extremists fired bullets and blasted clamour mines in Gadhchiroli districts in which a CRPF jawan has been injured.

In Haryana 25 minor incidents of violence were reported.
Rs. 21 crore in cash, six lakh litre liquor have been recovered and 140 cases of paid news have been found of serious nature in both the states.