“Like Yuvraj Singh, I plan to hit six sixes in the final over,” said Mohit Kumar- the Liberal candidate for the seat of Chifley. However, that did not happen.
Mr. Kumar got 22.18% of the primary votes counted so far, while the Labor candidate Ed Husic is far ahead at 62.12%.
On two-party preferred basis, Mr Kumar is at 30% and Ed Husic is far head at nearly 70%.
When asked if he was fielded from a seat which was virtually unwinnable, Mr. Kumar dismissed the suggestion. He said it would be a good preparation for the next election.
John Arkan - Cowper
Source: AEC
John Arkan, aka Jorahvar Singh became the first Sikh to be elected as a councillor anywhere in Australia when he was elected in the Coffs Harbour city council in 2008.
The eccentric blueberry farmer contested the seat of Cowper on the north cost of New South Wales, which is considered a safe seat of the Nationals party.
John announced his candidature last month hoping “to turn this into a marginal seat”.
However, Mr. Arkan could only get just 3.27% votes.
Alexandra Kaur Bhathal- Batman
Source: AEC
Alexandra Kaur Bhathal is Australian Greens Party candidate from the seat of Batman in Melbourne. A swing of more than 9% in favour of Ms Bhathal has made Batman one of the most exciting contests this election.
After counting of the primary votes, Greens candidate Alex Bhathal was ahead of Labor’s David Feeney. Ms Bhathal polled 26,377 votes, while her Labor counterpart polled 25,794 votes. However, due to the Liberal preferences flowing to Labor, Mr Feeney may be in a position to stave off the formidable challenge of Ms Bhathal.
Avtar Singh Billu- Greenaway
Source: AEC
Independent candidate Avtar Singh Billu hoped to make a dent in the Labor votes at the north-west Sydney seat of Greenway which has a sizable migrant population from the Indian sub-continent. The highly influential independent candidate was hoping to upset the electoral equation by dividing the migrant votes.
However, that’s Mr. Billu’s electoral experiment did not fetch the desired results for him. Labor’s Michelle Rowland has managed to retain the seat with a comfortable margin due to a swing of 3.5% in her favour.
Source: AEC
Vivek Singha- Australian Science Party- Greenway
Vivek Singha was hoping to lock horns with the heavyweights from the seat of Greenway with endorsement of the Science Party.
Vivek got the party endorsement during the course of his work to secure funding for his son’s treatment who was diagnosed with foxG1 condition. He is raising awareness about this condition and also securing funding for scientific research in it.
However, he could poll just 774 votes.
