Unless i missed someone, Ichika is currently the current member with the least vote at this year Japanese ranking
I'm not surprised, though. I cannot give any conclusions regarding members' popularity based on the polls because it is heavily based towards MM, and voters could only choose 1 member (Also, Kitario ranking #17? ). However, there is something significant. If you average the rank and the number of votes for TF's new members and J=J's new member, you'll see a significant difference between them (and of course, TF shin members ranked higher). J=J's new member, Ebata Kisaki, got behind 3/4 new TF members, despite being 1st among her, Ichika and Irie Risa. I hypothesize that the lack of promotions for J=J's new member correlates with the ranking.
P/S: I won't say that the manager favors TF's new members over J=J's new members, but I'm the liar if I say that both receive the same amount of promotion. TF's new members got heavy promotions, and look at J=J's new members!