At least 10 people have been killed in violence during elections for new governments in four Indian states.
Police in the eastern state of Bihar said seven people were killed at a polling station during the state's third and final round of voting.
Three people were reported killed in the state of Manipur.
'Police opened fire'
Bihar local police chief K K Jacob said: "Some men were trying to storm the booth to favour an independent candidate."
"Police had to open fire and seven people were killed," he said.
Police in Bihar are reported to be under orders to shoot-to-kill in an effort to prevent a repetition of earlier violence.
Some 30 people lost their lives in the previous two rounds of voting - either in landmine blasts, guerrilla attacks or rival party clashes.
Popularity test
In Manipur, media reports said three security personnel were killed and nine injured in election-related violence.
Manipur police said separatist guerrillas had attacked several polling stations and taken ballot papers and boxes at gunpoint.
No trouble was reported in the other two states holding elections, Haryana and Orissa.
The elections are being seen as the first major popularity test for the Hindu nationalist BJP party of Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, since it was returned to power at the head of a multi-party coalition four months ago.