Washington: The last phase of voting to elect Donald Trump and Kamala Harris has begun in the US. American citizens will cast their votes to elect their leader. Voting in most areas of the US will begin at around 4 pm on Tuesday evening according to Indian time and will continue till 6 am the next day on Wednesday. Voting for the 2020 US presidential elections was held on November 3 and Joe Biden was declared the winner on November 7.

will have to wait for the results

It is believed that this time the election is very close, somewhere Trump is ahead and somewhere Kamala Harris. Therefore, the results of the presidential election in America may take a few days. However, it has been announced regarding the US presidential elections that the winner will be announced the day after the voting. But this time due to the tough competition, one may have to wait.

In some swing states like Arizona and Pennsylvania, if the difference in vote counting is very less then there is every possibility that the votes will be counted again and not only this, it is being speculated that if the candidates are not happy with the result then they can also challenge it legally, hence it may take time to declare the winner in the US Presidential election.

Election decision likely to be taken soon in seven swing states

Democrats are once again outpacing Republicans in mail ballots this year, though Republicans have narrowed the gap, according to the University of Florida's Election Lab's vote tracker. The election is likely to be decided early in seven swing states, each of which has its own rules for handling and counting ballots.

About 10 states in the US are considered swing states, but only 7 states are being seen as swing states for the 2024 elections. These swing states are Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

Know the timing of elections and results in America

The US elections are taking place today, Tuesday, November 5, 2024. In most states, polling stations will open between 7 and 9 am local time. Given the range of multiple time zones in the US, this will be between 10:00 GMT and 15:00 GMT.

What time will voting end?

Poll closing times vary from state to state and sometimes county to county. However, most polling stations will close between 7 pm and 11 pm Eastern Time (00:00-05:00 GMT).

When will the counting of votes begin in America?

Results are expected to start coming in just hours after the first polls close at 7 p.m. Eastern Time (00:00 GMT), according to the information received. However, some states will count votes more quickly than others. Since polls close several hours later in western states, Raymond J. La Raja, a professor of political science at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, said that "this is a really close race." As of Friday, Harris holds a slight lead of about 1.2 points nationally, according to Five Thirty Eight's national poll tracker.