Though the temperature reached 43 degree Celsius there was no lack of enthusiasm among voters with Valmikinagar recording 48 per cent voting, West Champaran and East Champaran 49 per cent each, Vaishali 52 per cent, Gopalganj (SC) 42.5 and Siwan 43 per cent, an Election Commission statement said.
In Meenapur block of Vaishali, an elderly woman was seen arriving at a booth in a cart to cast her vote.
RJD candidate from Siwan Heena Sahbab stood with women in the queue to vote.
In Gopalganj, an FIR was lodged against ruling JD(U) MLA, Amrendra Kumar Pandey alias Pappu Pandey along with nine aides for allegedly attacking a voter, Jairam Tiwari, outside a booth.
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Gopalganj District Magistrate Krishna Mohan told PTI that the arrest of the MLA was ordered and the police were on the look out for him.
There were also reports of fights between BJP and JD(U) workers at some booths in East Champaran.
Film-maker Prakash Jha and former Union minister Raghubansh Prasad Singh were among the 90 candidates contesting from the six seats.
The Election Commission reduced the duration of polling by two hours in five assembly segments in view of perceived Maoist threat.
Security was provided by 58,000 security personnel.