--- description: Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal leads Narendra Modi, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s candidate for Prime Minister, but entertainment figures like Katy Perry, Justin Bieber and Laverne Cox are jostling for top spots before voting closes at 11:59 p.m. ET title: TIME 100 Reader Poll: Indian Politicians Rule on Final Voting Day image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt86a43b9a17cd3ea1/69868bdd3bc9990d811a3103/arvind-kejriwa.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [TIME 100](/tag/time-100/) ## TIME 100 Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Indian Politicians Continue to Rule TIME 100 Readers' Poll in Final Voting Day by [Alexandra Sifferlin](/author/alexandra-sifferlin/) ## Alexandra Sifferlin Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 22, 2014 4:55 PM CUT  Leader of the AAP and anti-corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal waves to supporters while campaigning on April 8, 2014 in New Delhi. Leader of the AAP and anti-corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal waves to supporters while campaigning on April 8, 2014 in New Delhi.Kevin Frayer—Getty Images by [Alexandra Sifferlin](/author/alexandra-sifferlin/) ## Alexandra Sifferlin Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 22, 2014 4:55 PM CUT As the TIME 100 readers’ poll nears its close, [Indian politicians](http://time.com/70002/indian-politicians-are-dominating-the-time-100-poll/ "undefined") **Arvind Kejriwal** and **Narendra Modi** have maintained their lead in a heated race for the winner. As of Tuesday afternoon, Aam Aadmi Party leader Kejriwal led Bharatiya Janata Party’s candidate for prime minister Modi in terms of percentage of “yes” votes, while Modi also had a significantly higher share of “no” votes against him. Singer **Katy Perry** sits in third, followed by **Justin Bieber,** who has managed to edge out transgender actress **Laverne Cox** for fourth. Following close behind Cox are **Benedict Cumberbatch**, **Beyonce Knowles,** and **Rihanna**. Aside from the Indian political race at the top, which mirrors the actual elections taking place currently in the country, entertainment figures appear to be dominating the top spots. TIME’s Person of the Year, **Pope Francis** is currently sitting in the 25th spot. Though the final TIME 100 list of the most influential people of the year worldwide is ultimately chosen by the editors, TIME seeks the input of readers in an online poll. Polls closed at 11:59 p.m. on April 22\. We’ll announce our official TIME 100 list on April 24. Cast your vote in these categories: [World](http://time.com/pollworld "undefined"), [U.S. Politics](http://time.com/pollus "undefined"), [Business & Tech](http://time.com/pollbiz "undefined"), [Culture & Fashion](http://time.com/pollculture "undefined"), [Movies & TV](http://time.com/pollmovies "undefined"), [Music](http://time.com/pollmusic "undefined"), [Media](http://time.com/pollmedia "undefined"), and [Sports](http://time.com/pollsports "undefined"). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/72051/indian-politicians-continue-to-rule-time-100-readers-poll-in-final-voting-day/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/72051/indian-politicians-continue-to-rule-time-100-readers-poll-in-final-voting-day/"},"headline":"Indian Politicians Continue to Rule TIME 100 Readers' Poll in Final Voting Day","datePublished":"2014-04-22T16:55:03.000Z","dateModified":"2026-07-21T07:15:14.526Z","description":"Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal leads Narendra Modi, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s candidate for Prime Minister, but entertainment figures like Katy Perry, Justin Bieber and Laverne Cox are jostling for top spots before voting closes at 11:59 p.m. ET","url":"https://time.com/72051/indian-politicians-continue-to-rule-time-100-readers-poll-in-final-voting-day/","keywords":["TIME 100","TIME 100"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt86a43b9a17cd3ea1/69868bdd3bc9990d811a3103/arvind-kejriwa.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Alexandra Sifferlin","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/alexandra-sifferlin/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt86a43b9a17cd3ea1/69868bdd3bc9990d811a3103/arvind-kejriwa.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Leader of the AAP and anti-corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal waves to supporters while campaigning on April 8, 2014 in New Delhi.","caption":"Leader of the AAP and anti-corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal waves to supporters while campaigning on April 8, 2014 in New Delhi.","creditText":"Kevin Frayer—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-100/","name":"TIME 100"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/72051/indian-politicians-continue-to-rule-time-100-readers-poll-in-final-voting-day/","name":"Indian Politicians Continue to Rule TIME 100 Readers' Poll in Final Voting Day"}}]}] ```