With less than 1% vote, Modi may not make it to 2017 TIME 100 list

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Two of the world heavyweights could not make it to top five — Russian President Vladimir Putin is at No. 6 with just 2% votes while US President Donald Trump is at No. 9 with the same percentage of votes.

IndiaTomorrow.net,
New Delhi, April 17: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has got less than 1% vote in the 2017 TIME 100 Reader Poll. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte got 5% of the total “yes” votes in the poll and captured first position. The polling had begun on 24th March and closed Sunday night (16th April). The prestigious international magazine had asked readers who should be included on this year’s TIME 100 — an annual list of the world’s most influential people. In 2016, Modi had won online reader’s poll for TIME Person of the Year.

Besides Duterte, among the top 5 are Pope Francis, Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg.

Top Five Rankers in 2017 TIME 100 Reader Poll
Name
Designation
% of Votes
Rank
Rodrigo Duterte
President of Philippine
5%
1
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister of Canada
3%
2
Pope Francis
Christian spiritual leader
3%
3
Bill Gates
Philanthropist
3%
4
Mark Zuckerberg
Internet entrepreneur, chairman, chief executive officer, and co-founder of Facebook
3%
5

Two of the heavyweights of the world could also not make it to the top five positions.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is at No. 6 with just 2% votes while US President Donald Trump is at No. 9 with the same percentage of votes.

On the website of the magazine, there is a list of 114 people along with the percentage of vote they got.

The list shows 0% votes for of several renowned figures of the world. They include India Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Iranian President Ayatullah Ali Khamenei.

While Erdogan is at 101st position, Modi is at 105th position and Khamenei at 112th position.

The official TIME 100 list, which is selected by TIME’s editors, will be announced on April 20.

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