Voting for the 47th presidential election in the United States began at 4 pm IST on Tuesday. Voting will be completed in almost all 50 states by 9 am on Wednesday, November 6. Counting of votes will begin as soon as polling in the states is over.
Donald Trump from the Republican Party and Kamala Harris of Indian origin from the Democratic Party are in the running for the presidency. Kamala Harris is currently the Vice President of the United States, while Trump has been the President from 2017 to 2021.
There are a total of 538 electoral votes i.e. seats in the 50 states of America and the capital Washington DC. Either Trump or Kamala needs to win 270 seats to win the election.
First results in 12 minutes Results were in just 12 minutes after polls opened in New Hampshire. There were only 6 votes here. 4 of whom are registered voters of the Republican Party. However, the Republican Party got 3 votes and the Democratic Party got 3 votes. One Republican voter flipped.
US election, 3 updates
1. Democrat candidate Kamala Harris will attend a family dinner with her family. He gave this information during a radio show.
2. Democrat candidate Donald Trump casts his vote in Florida with his wife Melania Trump.
3. People in South India are worshiping Indian-origin Kamala Harris for her win.
People praying for Kamala Harris' victory at the Dharamshala temple in a village in Tamil Nadu.
People vote at a polling station in Brooklyn, New York.
In the state of Pennsylvania, a Trump supporter turned up to cast her vote with the slogan 'Make America Great Again' painted on her fingernails.
People gather to vote outside a polling station in Arizona.
Watch the video to see how voting is going in the US presidential election…
Live updates
9 minutes ago
Sunita Williams voted from the space station
Astronauts Butch Wilmore, Sunita Williams, Nick Hughes and Don Pettit cast their votes from space aboard the Dragon craft aboard the International Space Station. These NASA astronauts have shared their pictures on Instagram.
In this photo, the astronauts are seen in the colors of the American flag. Their socks read – Proud to be an American. American astronauts have been voting from space since the 1997 election. Voting is done through electronic ballot from here.
18 minutes ago
Results in Pennsylvania and Florida also coming soon
Florida Secretary of State Cord Bird has said that election results will be available in the state soon. Bird said the results will be in the state before the citizens sleep.
Speaking to CNN, Seth Bluestein, commissioner of Philadelphia, Florida, said the results will come earlier this year than in 2020.
25 minutes ago
Results after one hour of voting in Georgia
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Ruffensperger said Georgia's results will be announced an hour after the polls close. He said that voting in Georgia will end at 5:30 am (Indian time) and it is expected that the winner will be declared within an hour at 6:30 am.
25 minutes ago
Musk said – if Trump loses, democracy will end
Trump supporter Elon Musk said that if Trump loses the election, it will be America's last election. Musk said that if we don't elect Trump, the democratic system in the country will end and only one Democratic Party will remain.
26 minutes ago
Trump said – I am confident, we will win the election
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump casts his vote in Florida. He arrived in Palm Beach with wife Melania Trump. He said that he is fully confident that the election will be won. This election won't even be close. Our party is doing well across America.
26 minutes ago
Kamala Harris will attend the family dinner
Democratic candidate Kamala Harris said she will attend an Election Night Watch Party at Howard University. Before this, he will appeal to voters in swing states for votes through radio interviews. He said that the family will also attend the dinner. Kamala Harris called it a tradition and said many family members now live together.
26 minutes ago
Trump will vote even after conviction
Donald Trump will vote even if convicted of a crime. He was convicted of fraud, intimidation and tampering with Georgia's election results this year. He became the first former president to be convicted of a crime.
Several other cases are pending against Trump. However, he has not been convicted in any case yet. According to the New York Times, people convicted of serious crimes in Florida face many difficulties in voting, but Trump will have no problem with this.
In fact, felons in Florida do not have the right to vote until they complete their sentences. He has not been convicted in Trump's case, so he can vote. Trump will be sentenced on November 26.
27 minutes ago
Republican vice-presidential candidate JD Vance cast the ballot
Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance cast his vote Tuesday morning in Cincinnati, Ohio. Before voting, he went to church with his Indian wife Usha and children. After the vote, Vance said he expected to win.
29 minutes ago
This time 39% voting took place in America
According to the New York Times, more than 8 crore or 39% of voters have already cast their votes through postal voting in this election.
North Carolina has the highest early voting turnout at 66%. After this, Florida had 61% early voting. The lowest turnout was in Missouri at 8% and New Jersey at 9%.
In 2020, 6.5 crore people voted by post due to the fear of Corona and 3.58 crore people voted early to avoid the crowd. This figure is around 64.4%.
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