Assange won an Amnesty International Media Award for publicizing extrajudicial killings in Kenya, was chosen by Time Magazine readers as 2010 Person of the Year and last year was .

John Wanna, an Australian National University political scientist, said Assange likely won't prevail in his bid, but that he could receive more than 4 percent of the votes in his nominated state because of his high profile, reports .

Assange also would likely need backing from a major political party, which could be problematic considering his controversial image.

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