There are always some interesting individuals, opposing races, and categories of candidates to be found among a number of candidates as large as 498 in this election.
Wrestlers
Bat-Erdene B (incumbent, MPP, Khentii, 40)
Sumiyabazar D (incumbent, MPP, Songinokhairkhan 73)
Sukhbat A (MPP, Tuv, 29)
Asashoryu (former Sumo Grand Champion) not a candidate himself, but clearly supporting the DP (unlike his brother, Sumiyabazar who is running as an incumbent for the MPP)
政治家ポイ pic.twitter.com/KPdHIibupr
— Julian Dierkes (@jdierkes) June 28, 2016
Judo
Tuvshinbayar N (DP, Bayankhongor, 8), winner of a gold medal in Beijing and silver medal in London Olympics. Obviously he’s running for the DP in Bayankhongor where “Genco” Battulga is politically prominent, who is also chairman of the Judo Federation.
Singers
“Nara” Narantuya M (Independent, Bayangol 69)
Erdenetungalag G (DP, Selenge, 26)
Javkhlan S (Independent, Bayanzurkh 54)
Yes, it’s Javkhlan, the crooner! pic.twitter.com/8lzzK8jpaK
— Julian Dierkes (@jdierkes) June 28, 2016
Relatives
There are a number of relatives of various relations in races, sometimes even facing each other.
Byambatsogt S (incumbent, MPP, Khovd, 35) and Batsogt D (DP, Khovd, 35) are married to sisters, making them “Schwippschwager” to each other (brother of your wife’s sister, in German, is there an English term?)
Batsambuu Sh (MPP, Zavkhan, 18) and Saikhansambuu Sh (Independent & Great Coalition, Zavkhan, 18) are brothers running against each other.
Arvin D (DP, Bayanzurkh, 54) and Anujin P (MPP, Bayanzurkh, 54) are not blood relatives but related by marriages. Anujin is famous for her TV show “Mongol tulgatan 100 erhem” (100 Respected People of Mongolia). Arvin was a member of parliament for the MPP before switching to the DP after the 2012 election.
Thanks
UBC’s geology grad student Enkhgerel G pointed out a number of these candidates to me.
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