It remains to be seen if Modi will maintain his lead as votes polled may change by the time voting on the reader's choice poll ends on December 4.Time also analysed the moments from 2016 when this year's poll contenders were most talked about. He was again among the contenders for the annual honour in 2015 but was not among the final eight candidates shortlisted by Time magazine editors for the title. "In 2016, the news and our world were subject to a wide range of influences. A presidential campaign in the United States exposed deep-seated fissures and led to the election of a president without precedent in the nation's history. Elsewhere, leaders like Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan commanded the spotlight on a global stage," Time said.

Source: Economic Times November 29, 2016 06:33 UTC