US Presidential Elections: The number of Electoral College votes obtained by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has risen to 210, compared to 112 votes secured by his opponent, Democratic candidate Kamala Harris. According to Qatar News Agency, preliminary results emerging after the closure of many polling stations show that Trump has won in Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, Oklahoma, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, South Carolina, Arkansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Louisiana, Ohio, Texas, Missouri, Montana, and Utah. Meanwhile, Harris has claimed victories in Vermont, Maryland, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Delaware, Illinois, New York, Colorado, and Washington, D.C. Each candidate needs at least 270 Electoral College votes to win, determined by the popular vote in each state. The Electoral College comprises 538 votes, with each state allotted a specific number of electoral votes equal to its representation in the House and Senate. The can didate with the most votes in a state wins all of that state's electoral votes, except in Nebraska and Maine, which have a unique system allowing their electoral votes to be split between candidates based on the proportion of votes each receives.