The Altai constituency (No.2) is a Russian legislative constituency in the

Altai Republic The Altai Republic, also known as the Gorno-Altai Republic, is a republic of Russia located in southern Siberia. The republic borders Kemerovo Oblast to the north, Khakassia to the northeast, Tuva to the east, Altai Krai to the west, as well ...

. The constituency encompasses the entire territory of Gorny Altai. The constituency has been represented since

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United Russia The All-Russian Political Party United Russia (, ) is the Ruling party, ruling List of political parties in Russia, political party of Russia. As the largest party in the Russian Federation, it holds 325 (or 72.22%) of the 450 seats in the St ...

deputy Roman Ptitsyn, former Head of

Mayminsky District Mayminsky District (; , ''Mayma aymak'') is an administrativeLaw #101-RZ and municipalLaw #10-RZ district (raion), one of the ten in the Altai Republic, Russia. It is located in the northwest of the republic. The area of the district is . Its adm ...

, who narrowly won the open seat against

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Maria Demina, defeating one-term United Russia incumbent Rodion Bukachakov in the primary.

Boundaries

1993–2007, 2016–present:

Chemalsky District Chemalsky District (, ''Chemal'skiy rayon''; , ''Çamal aymak'') is an administrativeLaw #101-RZ and municipalLaw #10-RZ district (raion), one of the ten in the Altai Republic, Russia. It is located in the northwest of the republic. The area of th ...

Choysky District Choysky District (; , ''Çoo aymak'') is an administrativeLaw #101-RZ and municipalLaw #10-RZ district (raion), one of the ten in the Altai Republic, Russia. It is located in the north of the republic. The area of the district is . Its administra ...

Gorno-Altaysk Gorno-Altaysk (, ; ; historically, pre-1932: Ulala) is the capital town of the Altai Republic, Russia. The population stands at around 64,000 people as of 2020 with steady growth over the recent years. In the past, the town was known as ''Ulala' ...

Kosh-Agachsky District Kosh-Agachsky District (; , ''Koş-Agaş aymak''; , ''Qosağaş audany'') is an administrativeLaw #101-RZ and municipalLaw #10-RZ district (raion), one of the ten in the Altai Republic, Russia. It is located in the south and southeast of the repu ...

, Ongudaysky District,

Shebalinsky District Shebalinsky District (; ; , ) is an administrativeLaw #101-RZ and municipalLaw #10-RZ district (raion), one of the ten in the Altai Republic, Russia. It is located in the northwest of the republic. The area of the district is . Its administrative ...

Turochaksky District Turochaksky District (; , ''Turaçak aymak'') is an administrativeLaw #101-RZ and municipalLaw #10-RZ district (raion), one of the ten in the Altai Republic, Russia. It is located in the north of the republic. The area of the district is . Its ad ...

Ulagansky District Ulagansky District (; , ''Ulagan aymak'') is an administrativeLaw #101-RZ and municipalLaw #10-RZ district (raion), one of the ten in the Altai Republic, Russia. It is located in the east of the republic and borders Turochaksky District, Choysky ...

Ust-Kansky District Ust-Kansky District (, ''Ust'-Kanskiy rayon''; ; ) is an administrativeLaw #101-RZ and municipalLaw #10-RZ district (raion), one of the ten in the Altai Republic, Russia. It is located in the west of the republic. The area of the district is . Its ...

Ust-Koksinsky District Ust-Koksinsky District (; , ''Kök-Suu Oozı aymak'') is an administrativeLaw #101-RZ and municipalLaw #10-RZ district (raion), one of the ten in the Altai Republic, Russia. It is located in the west and southwest of the republic. The area of the ...

The constituency has been covering the entirety of the

since its initial creation in 1993.

Members elected

Election results

1993

, - ! colspan=2 style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" , Candidate ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" , Party ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" , Votes ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" , % , - , style="background-color:", , align=left, Mikhail Gnezdilov , align=left,

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, , 23.02% , - , style="background-color:", , align=left, Faina Yakshimayeva , align=left,

, – , 19.24% , - , style="background-color:", , align=left, Sergey Pekpeyev , align=left,

Party of Russian Unity and Accord The Party of Russian Unity and Accord (, ''Partiya rossiiskogo edinstva i soglasiya'', PRES) was a political party in Russia. History The party was established in August 1993. In the December 1993 parliamentary elections it received 7% of the pr ...

, – , – , - , style="background-color:", , align=left, Vyacheslav Piunov , align=left, Democratic Party , – , – , - , colspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;", , - style="font-weight:bold" , colspan="3" style="text-align:left;" , Total , , 100% , - , colspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;", , - style="font-weight:bold" , colspan="4" , Source: ,

1995

Semyon Zubakin Semyon Ivanovich Zubakin (; born 4 May 1952) is a Russian politician who was the 3rd Head of the Altai Republic in Russia Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries ...

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Democratic Choice of Russia – United Democrats Democratic Choice of Russia – United Democrats (Russian: Демократический выбор России — Объединенные демократы) was a bloc that contested the 1995 Russian legislative election, winning 3.86% of ...

, , 21.71% , - , style="background-color:", , align=left, Vladimir Kydyyev , align=left,

, , 17.29% , - , style="background-color:", , align=left, Mikhail Gnezdilov (incumbent) , align=left,

, , 12.33% , - , style="background-color:", , align=left, Nikolay Chekonov , align=left, Communist Party , , 11.60% , - , style="background-color:", , align=left, Natalya Kyrova , align=left,

, , 10.08% , - , style="background-color:", , align=left,

Vladilen Volkov Vladilen Vladimirovich Volkov (Russian: Владилен Владимирович Волков; born 7 July 1939), is a Russian statesman and politician who had served as the 2nd Head of the Altai Republic from 30 January 1997 to 13 January 199 ...

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, , 6.87% , - , style="background-color:", , align=left, Faina Yakshimayeva , align=left,

, , 5.12% , - , style="background-color:#1C1A0D", , align=left, Vitaly Gurov , align=left, Forward, Russia! , , 1.75% , - , style="background-color:#2C299A", , align=left, Yevgeny Butov , align=left,

Congress of Russian Communities The Congress of Russian Communities (CRC, ) is a political organization in Russia. It was created in the early 1990s initially to promote the rights of ethnic Russians living in the newly independent countries of the former Soviet Union. Th ...

, , 1.24% , - , style="background-color:", , align=left, Valery Sat , align=left,

, , 1.23% , - , style="background-color:", , align=left, Stanislav Kedik , align=left,

, , 0.46% , - , style="background-color:#000000", , colspan=2 , against all , , 8.05% , - , colspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;", , - style="font-weight:bold" , colspan="3" style="text-align:left;" , Total , , 100% , - , colspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;", , - style="font-weight:bold" , colspan="4" , Source: ,

1998

Mikhail Lapshin Mikhail Ivanovich Lapshin (; 1 September 1934 – 17 June 2006) was a Russian politician who had served as the 4th Head of the Altai Republic in Russia from 2002 to 2006. Biography Lapshin was born in Setovka, in what is now Altai Krai. He wa ...

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, , 42.22% , - , style="background-color:", , align=left,

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, , 40.65% , - , style="background-color:", , align=left, I. Chernov , align=left,

, , 2.44% , - , style="background-color:#000000", , colspan=2 , against all , , 6.81% , - , colspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;", , - style="font-weight:bold" , colspan="3" style="text-align:left;" , Total , - , 100% , - , colspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;", , - style="font-weight:bold" , colspan="4" , Source: ,

1999

(incumbent) , align=left,

Fatherland – All Russia Fatherland – All Russia (; OVR) was a political bloc that existed in Russia from 1998 to 2002. It was formed from the movement Fatherland, chaired by the Mayor of Moscow, Yuri Luzhkov, and the movement All Russia, chaired by regional Preside ...

, , 32.11% , - , style="background-color:#020266", , align=left, Yury Antaradonov , align=left,

Russian Socialist Party Russian Socialist Party (RSP; ) was a political party in Russia led by Vladimir Bryntsalov. Despite the leftist-sounding name, the main priorities of the activities indicated in the party's program were the ideas of moderate conservatism, tradit ...

, , 26.97% , - , style="background-color:", , align=left, Viktor Romashkin , align=left, Communist Party , , 14.98% , - , style="background-color:", , align=left, Vladimir Slesarev , align=left,

Unity Unity is the state of being as one (either literally or figuratively). It may also refer to: Buildings * Unity Building, Oregon, Illinois, US; a historic building * Unity Building (Chicago), Illinois, US; a skyscraper * Unity Buildings, Liverpoo ...

, , 7.02% , - , style="background-color:", , align=left, Vladimir Petrov , align=left,

Our Home – Russia Our Home – Russia (NDR; ; ''Nash dom – Rossiya'', ''NDR'') was a Russian political party that existed from 1995 to the mid-2000s. History Our Home – Russia was founded in 1995 by then Russian Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin. It was a ...

, , 6.34% , - , style="background-color:", , align=left, Nadezhda Sukhoterina , align=left,

, , 1.61% , - , style="background-color:", , align=left, Anatoly Yevdokimov , align=left,

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, , 1.23% , - , style="background-color:#1042A5", , align=left, Yury Chernichenko , align=left,

Union of Right Forces The Union of Right Forces (URF). was a Russian liberal-conservative political public organization and former party, initially founded as an electoral bloc in 1999 and associated with free market reforms, privatization, and the legacy of the "yo ...

, , 1.13% , - , style="background-color:#084284", , align=left, Dalel Sakharyanov , align=left, Spiritual Heritage , , 0.84% , - , style="background-color:#000000", , colspan=2 , against all , , 5.71% , - , colspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;", , - style="font-weight:bold" , colspan="3" style="text-align:left;" , Total , , 100% , - , colspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;", , - style="font-weight:bold" , colspan="4" , Source: ,

2002

, , 48.57% , - , style="background-color:", , align=left, Sergey Ognev , align=left,

, , 19.19% , - , style="background-color:", , align=left, Vladimir Grishin , align=left,

, , 11.28% , - , style="background-color:", , align=left, Leonid Shchuchinov , align=left,

, , 8.91% , - , style="background-color:", , align=left, Aleksandr Shegay , align=left,

, , 1.56% , - , style="background-color:", , align=left, Sergey Kochetkov , align=left,

, , 1.25% , - , style="background-color:#000000", , colspan=2 , against all , , 6.26% , - , colspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;", , - style="font-weight:bold" , colspan="3" style="text-align:left;" , Total , , 100% , - , colspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;", , - style="font-weight:bold" , colspan="4" , Source: ,

2003

, , 22.58% , - , style="background-color:#1042A5", , align=left, Viktor Bezruchenkov , align=left,

, , 10.08% , - , style="background-color:", , align=left, Nikolay Chekonov , align=left, Communist Party , , 6.43% , - , style="background-color:", , align=left, Igor Yeremin , align=left,

, , 4.99% , - , style="background-color:", , align=left, Nina Dumnova , align=left,

, , 3.02% , - , style="background-color:", , align=left, Mikhail Lazarev , align=left,

, , 2.06% , - , style="background-color:", , align=left, Tatyana Zharova , align=left,

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, , 1.60% , - , style="background:", , align=left, Vladimir Grishin , align=left, Rodina , , 1.54% , - , style="background-color:", , align=left, Aleksey Kuchigashev , align=left,

, , 0.61% , - , style="background-color:", , align=left, Sergey Kochetkov , align=left,

, , 0.40% , - , style="background-color:#000000", , colspan=2 , against all , , 5.86% , - , colspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;", , - style="font-weight:bold" , colspan="3" style="text-align:left;" , Total , , 100% , - , colspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;", , - style="font-weight:bold" , colspan="4" , Source: ,

2016

, - ! colspan=2 style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" , Candidate ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:leftt;vertical-align:top;" , Party ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" , Votes ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" , % , - , style="background-color:", , align=left, Rodion Bukachakov , align=left,

, , 44.79% , - , style="background-color:", , align=left, Viktor Romashkin , align=left, Communist Party , , 20.39% , - , style="background:", , align=left, Maria Demina , align=left, Rodina , , 13.42% , - , style="background-color:", , align=left, Timur Kazitov , align=left,

, , 8.54% , - , style="background:", , align=left, Urmat Knyazev , align=left,

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, , 4.93% , - , style="background:", , align=left, Aleksandr Gruzdev , align=left,

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, , 2.76% , - , style="background:", , align=left, Dmitry Dumnov , align=left,

Yabloko The Russian United Democratic Party Yabloko (RUDP Yabloko; rus, Росси́йская объединённая демократи́ческая па́ртия «Я́блоко», Rossiyskaya obyedinyonnaya demokraticheskaya partiya "Yabloko" ...

, , 0.96% , - , style="background:#00A650", , align=left, Irina Zveryako , align=left,

Civilian Power The Civilian Power or Citizens' Force (, abbr. ''GS'') was a green liberal political party in the Russian Federation. The organization was called the Network Party for Support of the Small and Middle Business in 2002, then renamed Free Russia ...

, , 0.83% , - , style="background-color: " , , align=left, Aleksandr Chervov , align=left,

Communists of Russia The Communist Party "Communists of Russia" (CPCR; ; ''Kommunisticheskaya partiya «Kommunisty Rossii»'', ''KPKR'') or simply Communists of Russia (CR; ; ''Kommunisty Rossii'', ''KR'') is an Anti-revisionism, anti-revisionist Marxism–Leninism ...

, , 0.51% , - , colspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;", , - style="font-weight:bold" , colspan="3" style="text-align:left;" , Total , , 100% , - , colspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;", , - style="font-weight:bold" , colspan="4" , Source: ,

2021

, , 31.99% , - , style="background-color:", , align=left, Maria Demina , align=left, Communist Party , , 29.84% , - , style="background-color: " , , align=left, Aleksey Tyukhtenev , align=left,

A Just Russia — For Truth A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, and others worldwide. Its name in English is '' a'' (pronounced ), plural ''aes''. It is similar in shape to the Ancient ...

, , 16.09% , - , style="background-color:", , align=left, Dmitry Sofronov , align=left,

, , 5.20% , - , style="background:", , align=left, Maria Ardimatova , align=left, New People , , 3.74% , - , style="background-color: ", , align=left, Vasily Kudirmekov , align=left,

Russian Party of Freedom and Justice The Russian Party of Freedom and Justice (RPSS; ) is a political party in Russia established and registered in 2012 as Communist Party of Social Justice. History The party was created with the participation of the leader of the Democratic Pa ...

, , 3.38% , - , style="background-color: " , , align=left, Yelena Tudeneva , align=left,

, , 2.64% , - , style="background-color: ", , align=left, Nikolay Tolkochokov , align=left, Party of Pensioners , , 2.25% , - , style="background-color:", , align=left, Lyudmila Shuvalova , align=left,

, , 1.87% , - , colspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;", , - style="font-weight:bold" , colspan="3" style="text-align:left;" , Total , , 100% , - , colspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;", , - style="font-weight:bold" , colspan="4" , Source: ,

Notes

References

{{Reflist Russian legislative constituencies Politics of the Altai Republic