India ended the third phase of parliamentary polls on a peaceful note, barring a lone attack by Maoist rebels.The fate of several political heavyweights will be decided by the ballots as states including Maharashtra, Sikkim, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and West Bengal experienced moderate voter turnout.
But Mumbai, the target of last year's deadly terror attacks, had a low turnout of about 13% at one point as many voters failed to turn up at election booths.
Maoist rebels triggered a landmine near a polling booth in Purulia district, in West Bengal, leaving two security personnel injured.
Another security official was shot dead while trying to pull down a Maoist poster from a wall in the same district.
Congress Party president Sonia Gandhi, opposition leader L K Advani, and BJP president Rajnath Singh were among those whose constituencies went to the polls on Thursday.
The first two phases on April 16 and 20 were marred by the Maoist violence. At least 20 people have been killed across the country.
A total of 1,567 candidates are fighting for 107 parliamentary seats during the latest voting.
Elections are being held in five phases for the 543 seats over a month.
Votes will be counted on May 16.
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