Cheboksary constituency
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| Cheboksary single-member constituency | |
|---|---|
 Russian State Duma | |
 Constituency boundaries from 2016 to 2026 | |
| Deputy | |
| Federal subject | Chuvash Republic |
| Districts | Alatyr, Alatyrsky, Alikovsky, Cheboksarsky (Bolshekatrasskoye, Chirshkasinskoye, Ishakskoye, Ishleyskoye, Kshaushskoye, Lapsarskoye, Sarabakasinskoye, Sinyal-Pokrovskoye, Vurman-Syukterskoye, Yanyshskoye), Cheboksary (Leninsky, Moskovsky), Ibresinsky, Krasnochetaysky, Morgaushsky, Poretsky, Shumerlinsky, Shumerlya, Vurnarsky, Yadrinsky |
| Other territory | Belarus (Minsk-3) |
| Voters | 446,052 (2021)[1] |
The Cheboksary constituency (No. 38[a]) is a Russian legislative constituency in Chuvashia. The constituency covers western half of Chuvashia, including western Cheboksary, Alatyr and Shumerlya.
The constituency has been represented since 2021 by United Russia deputy Alla Salayeva, former Deputy Prime Minister of Chuvashia, who won the open seat, succeeding one-term United Russia incumbent Leonid Cherkesov.
1993–2007: Cheboksarsky District, Cheboksary, Novocheboksarsk, Kozlovsky District, Mariinsko-Posadsky District[2][3][4]
The constituency covered the republican capital of Cheboksary, industrial satellite city of Novocheboksarsk as well as surrounding area in northern Chuvashia.
2016–2026: Alatyr, Alatyrsky District, Alikovsky District, Cheboksarsky District (Bolshekatrasskoye, Chirshkasinskoye, Ishakskoye, Ishleyskoye, Kshaushskoye, Lapsarskoye, Sarabakasinskoye, Sinyal-Pokrovskoye, Vurman-Syukterskoye, Yanyshskoye), Cheboksary (Leninsky, Moskovsky), Ibresinsky District, Krasnochetaysky District, Morgaushsky District, Poretsky District, Shumerlinsky District, Shumerlya, Vurnarsky District, Yadrinsky District[5]
The constituency was re-created for the 2016 election. This seat retained only western Cheboksary and Cheboksarsky District, losing the rest to Kanash constituency. In its new configuration the constituency was pushed into western Chuvashia, which was previously part of Kanash constituency.
Since 2026: Alatyr, Alatyrsky District, Alikovsky District, most of Cheboksarsky District, Cheboksary (Leninsky, Moskovsky), Ibresinsky District, Krasnochetaysky District, Morgaushsky District, Poretsky District, Shumerlinsky District, Shumerlya, Vurnarsky District, Yadrinsky District[6]
After the 2025 redistricting the constituency was slightly altered, gaining more localities of Cheboksarsky District from Kanash constituency.
Members elected
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Nadezhda Bikalova | Independent | |
| 1995 | Svyatoslav Fyodorov | Party of Workers' Self-Government | |
| 1999 | Anatoly Aksakov | Independent | |
| 2003 | People's Party | ||
| 2007 | Proportional representation – no election by constituency | ||
| 2011 | |||
| 2016 | Leonid Cherkesov | United Russia | |
| 2021 | Alla Salayeva | United Russia | |