Who is your favorite male contestant?
In a Facebook poll of 2,744 respondents, 26.6% chose “Contestant no. 5: Rayank sehgal”. How we count
Rayank sehgal won this one, but 'won' is generous: 731 votes out of 2,744 is just 26.6%. Nearly three in four voters picked someone else. By day 5 his margin over runner-up Shamshad Ahammed sat at 27 points on percentage share, yet in absolute terms it was a lead built on a plurality, not a mandate — 12 names on the ballot meant votes scattered wide.
The undercard tells the real story: five contestants clustered between 5% and 10%, another five stuck under 3%. A crowded field like this rewards whoever gets the first wave of momentum — Rayank's lead was set on day 1 and just never eroded, propped up by Indonesia's 668 votes and Canada's 216, while Shamshad's coalition ran through Andhra Pradesh and the US.
- Plurality, not majority · Winner took only 26.6% against 11 rivals
- Crowded undercard · Five contestants bunched between 5% and 10%
- Country-driven lead · Indonesia's 668 votes anchored the winner's margin