• Donald Trump elected 47th president of the United States, reports AP

• “We’ve achieved the most incredible political thing, political victory, that our country has never seen before — nothing like this,” says Donald Trump. Trump promises “to help our country heal,” adding that he is going to close the border and “fix everything about our country.”: New York Times

• Donald Trump praises Elon Musk, calls him 'super genius' in address to supporters in Florida

• Democrat Ami Bera wins reelection to US House in California's 6th Congressional District, reports AP

• Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance thanks Trump for allowing him to join campaign: PTI

• Kamala Harris wins Minnesota, reports AP

• Donald Trump wins Pennsylvania, reports AP

• Kamala Harris adviser says vice president won't speak on election night and campaign believes 'we still have votes to count', reports AP.

• Kamala Harris wins New Hampshire, reports AP

• Trump wins key battleground state of Georgia, US media report

• In battleground state of Wisconsin, with 80% of the estimated vote tallied, Trump has 51% and Harris has 47.3% – Edison Research

• Democrat Ro Khanna wins reelection to US House in California's 17th Congressional District, reports AP

• Republicans win US Senate majority, seizing control of chamber for first time in 4 years, reports AP

• In battleground state of Georgia, with 92.3% of the estimated vote tallied, Trump has 50.8% and Harris has 48.3% – Edison Research

• Harris projected winner in Virginia (13 electoral votes) - NBC News

• Trump ahead in US presidential race: AP gives him 230 electoral votes, Harris gets 179

• Trump wins Idaho, Harris wins Washington State, AP reports

• AP projects Trump winner in battleground state of North Carolina (16 electoral votes)

• In battleground state of Pennsylvania, with 60.3% of the estimated vote tallied, Trump has 50.8% and Harris has 48.2%: Edison Research

• Kamala Harris projected winner in Colorado (10 electoral votes): Decision Desk HQ

• The first results are coming in for the US presidential election with Republican leader Donald Trump projected to notch up wins in Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, Florida, Arkansas and Vice President Kamala Harris set to emerge victorious in Vermont, Delaware and New Jersey.

Kamala Harris wins California

Kamala Harris won California on Tuesday, giving her the largest prize in the presidential election - 54 electoral votes.

The outcome in the heavily Democratic state where Harris previously served as a U.S. senator and attorney general was expected.

A Republican candidate hasn't won a presidential contest in the nation's most populous state since 1988, and the GOP hasn't seriously contested California in a presidential election since 2000. Registered Democrats outnumber Republicans in California by about 2-to-1, and the party holds every statewide office and dominates the Legislature and congressional delegation.

The Associated Press declared Harris the winner at 11:00 p.m. EST.

Donald Trump wins Iowa

Former President Donald Trump won Iowa on Tuesday, claiming the state's six electoral votes. Formerly considered a swing state, Iowa has proved to be a clear example of Trump's appeal among Republican voters and his staying power in the GOP.

A majority of Iowans backed Democrat Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012 but chose Trump decisively in 2016 and again in 2020. Now, after easily earning the support of Iowa's Republican caucusgoers earlier this year and buoying his reelection bid, Trump has won the state in three consecutive presidential elections.

The Associated Press declared Trump the winner at 10:40 p.m. EST.

Kamala Harris wins New York

Vice President Kamala Harris won New York's presidential contest on Tuesday, picking up the state's 28 electoral votes.

New York has now voted for the Democrat in every presidential contest since giving Ronald Reagan the nod in his landslide 1984 election.

Former President Donald Trump has consistently struggled to gain traction in his home state, losing New York in each of his three runs for the White House.

New York's electoral vote haul is the fourth richest, after California, Texas and Florida, but has one fewer vote than it did four years ago due to population shifts. The Associated Press declared Harris the winner at 9:00 p.m. EST.

Donald Trump leading Kamala Harris

Former President Donald Trump is leading his Democratic rival Kamala Harris in the latest rounds of vote count in the high-stakes US Presidential election but a clear picture is set to emerge on who will occupy the White House once definitive trends emerge from the seven battleground states.

Voting is still underway in the battleground state of Pennsylvania and several other states. But at the same time, counting of early ballots and mail-in votes is going on in these states.

As per the latest projections, Republican heavyweight Trump is picking up 154 electoral college votes as opposed to 81 by Harris. A candidate who wins 270 electoral votes or more becomes the president.

However, this lead may not necessarily mean inching closer to victory as the final result hinges on the outcome in the seven battleground states of Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

According to the latest counting data, Harris is leading in the crucial battleground states of Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin while Trump is cruising ahead in Georgia and North Carolina.

In Pennsylvania which has the maximum of 19 electoral college votes, the Vice President is cruising ahead getting 64.4 per cent of votes counted while her Republican rival has received 34.7 per cent.

In Georgia, nearly 80 per cent of the votes have been counted and Trump is ahead with 51.9% of the vote share.

As per initial results, Trump, 78, is set to notch up wins in Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, Florida, and Arkansas. Trump is also projected to win Alabama, Missouri, Oklahoma and Tennessee while Harris is racing to emerge victorious in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Massachusetts. However, the Associated Press (AP) has called the race in favour of Trump in these states.

Harris, 60, is set to emerge victorious in Vermont, Delaware and New Jersey. AP has called the race in these states in favour of Harris.

The US has 50 states and most of them vote for the same party in every election except the swing states.

Generally, there is not much surprise over the candidates picking up victories in states other than the pivotal battleground ones. Overall a total of 538 electoral college votes are up for grabs.

If both candidates register victory in all the states that historically support the same party, then it will leave Harris 44 electoral college votes short of victory and Trump 51 votes short.

The swing states of Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, known as part of the Rust Belt, have been traditionally the strongholds of the Democratic Party.

However, Trump won the three of them in 2016. The states returned to the Democratic fold in the 2020 election.

Political experts said Harris will be the next US president if she wins the Rust Belt swing states.

The four swing states of Arizona, Georgia, Nevada and North Carolina are called Sun Belt with a total electoral college vote of 49.

The Republicans have a stronger support base in the Sun Belt states. Even if Trump wins all four Sun Belt states, he will still be required to win one more in the Rust Belt.

If Harris wins the race, she will make history by becoming the first woman, first Black woman and first person of South Asian descent to become the US President.