International desk: The eyes of the whole world are on the US presidential election. Voting for the US presidential election will take place on Tuesday (November 5).

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More than 7.8 million voters have already voted in advance.

Even though voting was held on Tuesday, many people are curious about when the results will be known. Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are competing in this election.

It is reported that most polling stations will close between 6pm and midnight depending on the state and county. The general rule is that the further west you go, the later polls close due to time zone differences.

Due to the time lag, the vote counting began in eastern states, but voters in states such as Alaska and Hawaii continued to cast ballots.

Counting will begin at 7pm local time after polls close. We may not have to wait for a few days to know who is the likely winner of the election. In 2016, however, Hillary Clinton recognized Trump as the winner the morning after the election.

But sometimes you have to wait for a few days to know the result. For example, Joe Biden was declared the winner four days after the November 3, 2020 polls.

The results of the seven states that determined the final outcome of the presidential election - Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin - had to wait until the next morning.

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The service needed extra time to count votes due to the coronavirus pandemic. Apart from this, one had to wait another three days for the results of the election to be counted for the postal votes to be counted.