Published 23:12 IST, November 7th 2020
Joe Biden defeats Donald Trump, to be the 46th President of the United States: AP
After four days of gruelling vote counting, Democratic nominee Joe Biden has been elected as the 46th US President on Saturday, as called by Associated Press
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After four days of vote counting, Democratic minee Joe Biden has been elected as 46th US President on Saturday, as called by Associated Press (AP). Projecting Biden winning 284 electoral college votes, AP called presidential race with Biden projected to win four swing states - Georgia, Neva, Arizona, Pennsylvania - which were all still too close to call. Biden has also won popular vote, winning 50.6% of votes - amassing 7,48,47,834 ballots.
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Biden elected 46th US President
(Credit: AP)
With Joe Biden's win, his Vice-Presidential pick Kamala Harris has me history as first Black woman to become Vice President. Moreover, Donald Trump is w first incumbent US president to lose reelection since George H.W. Bush in 1992. Donald Trump lost presidential race after he secured only 214 electoral college votes and 47.7% of votes - 7,05,91,531 ballots. Though Republic National Convention (RNC) seeks to raise $60 million to aid Trump challenge election results in six swing states, Republicans have retained Senate and Democrats have retained House, as per AP's projections.
Joe Biden's Presidential plan
Contrasting Donald Trump, who is gearing up for a major legal battle to continue his White House stint, Biden called for unity and said that citizens should put anger behind m and tackle problems that United States has to deal with especially amid COVID-19 pandemic. Biden dressed nation late-night on Friday, assuring, "I want everyone to kw that on Day One, we are going to put our plan to control this virus into action. That can't save any of lives that have been lost, but it will save a lot of lives in months ahe". Biden won his home state of Pennsylvania which me him cross 270-halfway mark.
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US election results counting
After a massive campaign, US witnessed a very close election battle between incumbent President Donald Trump and Democratic minee Joe Biden on vember 3. With record mail-in ballots being polled amid raging COVID-19 pandemic, results were inconclusive on vember 3, as millions of ballots remained to be counted. Biden broke Barack Obama's record of 2008 elections getting over 70 million votes, as polls saw highest voter turut since 1908. As he inched closer to victory, he maintained 'Every vote must be counted'.
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Trump, on or hand, has filed lawsuits in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Georgia, Arizona demanding better access for campaign observers to locations where ballots are being processed and counted. His campaign has also moved Supreme Court to halt counting of ballots received up to three days after election. Trump, has claimed 'We have alrey won election', with Twitter flagging his claims as false. He also held a press conference claiming massive election fraud, which has been debunked by US Federal election commission.
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22:25 IST, November 7th 2020