Kalmykia constituency
Russian legislative constituency
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The Kalmykia constituency (No.15[a]) is a Russian legislative constituency in Kalmykia. The constituency encompasses the entire territory of Kalmykia.
Federal subjectRepublic of Kalmykia
DistrictsChernozemelsky, Elista, Gorodovikovsky, Iki-Burulsky, Ketchenerovsky, Lagansky, Maloderbetovsky, Oktyabrsky, Priyutnensky, Sarpinsky, Tselinny, Yashaltinsky, Yashkulsky, Yustinsky
Voters196,819 (2021)[1]
| Kalmykia single-member constituency | |
|---|---|
Russian State Duma | |
 | |
| Deputy | |
| Federal subject | Republic of Kalmykia |
| Districts | Chernozemelsky, Elista, Gorodovikovsky, Iki-Burulsky, Ketchenerovsky, Lagansky, Maloderbetovsky, Oktyabrsky, Priyutnensky, Sarpinsky, Tselinny, Yashaltinsky, Yashkulsky, Yustinsky |
| Voters | 196,819 (2021)[1] |
The constituency has been represented since 2021 by United Russia deputy Badma Bashankayev, a coloproctologist and physician, who won the open seat after defeating three-term United Russia incumbent Marina Mukabenova in the primary. Bashankayev chaired the Duma Committee on Health from June 2023 to November 2024.
Boundaries
1993–2007, 2016–present: Chernozemelsky District, Elista, Gorodovikovsky District, Iki-Burulsky District, Ketchenerovsky District, Lagansky District, Maloderbetovsky District, Oktyabrsky District, Priyutnensky District, Sarpinsky District, Tselinny District, Yashaltinsky District, Yashkulsky District, Yustinsky District[2][3][4][5][6]
The constituency has been covering the entirety of the Kalmykia since its initial creation in 1993.
Members elected
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Bembya Khulkhachiyev | Independent | |
| 1995 | Gennady Kulik[b] | Agrarian Party | |
| 1999 | Aleksandra Buratayeva | Unity | |
| 2003 | Gennady Kulik | United Russia | |
| 2007 | Proportional representation - no election by constituency | ||
| 2011 | |||
| 2016 | Marina Mukabenova | United Russia | |
| 2021 | Badma Bashankayev | United Russia | |
Election results
1993
Declared candidates
- Ivan Alzheyev (Independent), Kalmyk State University faculty of history and law dean
- Valery Badmayev (Independent), sovkhoz director
- Vladimir Dordzhiyev (APR), former People's Deputy of Russia (1990–1993)
- Bembya Khulkhachiyev (Independent), Chairman of the Elista City Court (1985–present)
- Vladimir Kolesnik (Independent), history associate professor
- Gennady Mechitov (YaBL), former lecturer
- Nikolay Sandzhiyev (Independent), Minister of Culture of Kalmykia (1993–present)
- Nikolay Sekenov (Independent), Deputy Chairman of the Kalmykia State Committee on State Property Management
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bembya Khulkhachiyev | Independent | 44,389 | 37.61% | |
| Ivan Alzheyev | Independent | – | – | |
| Valery Badmayev | Independent | – | – | |
| Vladimir Dordzhiyev | Agrarian Party | – | – | |
| Vladimir Kolesnik | Independent | – | – | |
| Gennady Mechitov | Yavlinsky–Boldyrev–Lukin | – | – | |
| Nikolay Sandzhiyev | Independent | – | – | |
| Nikolay Sekenov | Independent | – | – | |
| Total | 118,036 | 100% | ||
| Source: | [7] | |||
1995
Declared candidates
- Raisa Donogruppova (AAR), attorney
- Nikolay Dzhaldzhireyev (KTR–zSS), middle school principal
- Aleksandr Golovatov (NDR), Member of Federation Council (1994–present), First Deputy Premier of Kalmykia – Chairman of the State Committee on State Property Management (1995–present)
- Aleksandr Karulin (KPR), consultant
- Anatoly Kazimirov (Independent), aide to State Duma member
- Klavdia Kekelyayeva (PGL), postal worker
- Vladimir Kolesnik (Independent), Kalmyk State University department of world history head, 1993 candidate for this seat
- Gennady Kulik (APR), Member of State Duma (1994–present)
- Gennady Namsinov (People's Union), Presidential Administration of Kalmykia official
- Lev Pyurbeyev (VTS), chairman of the Party of the Political Repression Victims
- Olga Sivochalova (KRO), reproductive health scientist
- Yelena Ubushayeva (Yabloko), aide to State Duma member
Declined
- Bembya Khulkhachiyev (Independent), incumbent Member of State Duma (1994–present), 1995 presidential candidate
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gennady Kulik | Agrarian Party | 63,837 | 47.68% | |
| Aleksandr Golovatov | Our Home – Russia | 22,278 | 16.64% | |
| Vladimir Kolesnik | Independent | 12,366 | 9.24% | |
| Nikolay Dzhaldzhireyev | Communists and Working Russia - for the Soviet Union | 9,877 | 7.38% | |
| Anatoly Kazimirov | Independent | 7,301 | 5.45% | |
| Yelena Ubushayeva | Yabloko | 3,939 | 2.94% | |
| Raisa Donogruppova | Russian Lawyers' Association | 2,591 | 1.94% | |
| Olga Sivochalova | Congress of Russian Communities | 1,175 | 0.88% | |
| Klavdia Kekelyayeva | Pamfilova–Gurov–Lysenko | 972 | 0.73% | |
| Gennady Namsinov | People's Union | 822 | 0.61% | |
| Lev Pyurbeyev | Faith, Work, Conscience | 678 | 0.51% | |
| Aleksandr Karulin | Conservative Party | 412 | 0.31% | |
| against all | 5,239 | 3.91% | ||
| Total | 133,891 | 100% | ||
| Source: | [8] | |||
1999
Declared candidates
- Yury Badmayev (Independent), factory trustee
- Yelena Baturina (Independent), construction businesswoman, wife of Moscow mayor Yury Luzhkov
- Aleksandra Buratayeva (Unity), ORT news anchor
- Dmitry Burninov (Independent), Aeroflot representative in Munich
- Radiy Burulov (NDR), First Deputy Mayor of Elista (1997–present)
- Vitaly Daginov (OVR), businessman
- Vladimir Kolesnik (Yabloko), history associate professor, 1993 and 1995 candidate for this seat
- Aleksey Kucherenko (Independent), Presidential Agency for Development and Cooperation director
Failed to qualify
- Nikolay Dzhaldzhireyev (K–TR–zSS), middle school principal, 1995 candidate for this seat
- Andrey Mgar (Independent)
- Yuly Oglayev (Independent), history associate professor
- Basan Zakharov (Nikolayev–Fyodorov Bloc), journalist, community activist
Did not file
- Aleksey Garyayev (Independent)
- Igor Geyko (LDPR)
- Yelena Gorodovikova (Independent)
- Mergen Stepkin (Independent)
Declined
- Gennady Kulik (OVR), former Deputy Prime Minister of Russia (1998–1999), former Member of State Duma (1994–1998) (ran on the party list)
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aleksandra Buratayeva | Unity | 30,482 | 24.13% | |
| Vladimir Kolesnik | Yabloko | 21,827 | 17.28% | |
| Aleksey Kucherenko | Independent | 15,476 | 12.25% | |
| Yelena Baturina | Independent | 15,210 | 12.04% | |
| Radiy Burulov | Our Home – Russia | 10,621 | 8.41% | |
| Vitaly Daginov | Fatherland – All Russia | 8,779 | 6.95% | |
| Yury Badmayev | Independent | 5,950 | 4.71% | |
| Dmitry Burninov | Independent | 5,733 | 4.54% | |
| against all | 8,906 | 7.05% | ||
| Total | 126,339 | 100% | ||
| Source: | [9] | |||
2003
Declared candidates
- Nikolay Daykhes (CPRF), Member of State Duma (2000–present)
- Yury Erdneyev (Independent), agriculture executive
- Vladimir Karuyev (Independent), folk singer, storyteller
- Vladimir Kolesnik (Yabloko), history associate professor, 1993, 1995 and 1999 candidate for this seat
- Gennady Kulik (United Russia), Member of State Duma (1994–1998, 2000–present), Chairman of the Duma Committee on Agriculture (2002–present)
- Lidia Lebedeva (RPP-PSS), former Minister of Social Protection of Kalmykia (1988–1993)
- Konstantin Maksimov (Independent), Member of People's Khural of Kalmykia (1993–present), former Chairman of the People's Khural (1993–1999)
- Valery Ochirov (Independent), former People's Deputy of the Soviet Union (1989–1991), retired Soviet Air Force lieutenant general, Hero of the Soviet Union (1985), 1993 presidential candidate
- Igor Pyshkin (Independent), banker
- Yury Sengleyev (Independent), Government of Russia staffer
- Vladimir Veremennikov (ORP Rus'), construction engineer
Withdrawn candidates
- David Kugultinov (PVR-RPZh), former People's Deputy of the Soviet Union (1989–1991), poet
Declined
- Aleksandra Buratayeva (United Russia), incumbent Member of State Duma (2000–present) (ran on the party list)
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gennady Kulik | United Russia | 52,617 | 41.10% | |
| Valery Ochirov | Independent | 40,257 | 31.44% | |
| Nikolay Daykhes | Communist Party | 8,146 | 6.36% | |
| Yury Sengleyev | Independent | 7,021 | 5.48% | |
| Vladimir Kolesnik | Yabloko | 3,442 | 2.69% | |
| Igor Pyshkin | Independent | 1,963 | 1.53% | |
| Yury Erdneyev | Independent | 1,709 | 1.33% | |
| Vladimir Karuyev | Independent | 1,319 | 1.03% | |
| Lidia Lebedeva | Russian Pensioners' Party-Party of Social Justice | 987 | 0.77% | |
| Konstantin Maksimov | Independent | 907 | 0.71% | |
| Vladimir Veremennikov | United Russian Party Rus' | 413 | 0.32% | |
| against all | 4,398 | 3.44% | ||
| Total | 128,089 | 100% | ||
| Source: | [10] | |||
2016
Declared candidates
- Semyon Ateyev (Yabloko), human rights activist
- Lyudmila Balakleyets (CPRF), Member of People's Khural of Kalmykia (2003–present)
- Andrey Bessarabov (LDPR), Member of Priyutnoye Assembly of Deputies (2010–present), cossack ataman
- Igor Boldyrev (Rodina), chairman of the party regional office
- Sergey Gabunshchin (The Greens), chairman of the party regional office
- Vladimir Karuyev (Patriots of Russia), folk singer, storyteller, 2003 candidate for this seat
- Sergey Manteyev (Party of Growth), former Member of Elista City Assembly (2009–2014), businessman
- Natalya Manzhikova (A Just Russia), former Member of Elista City Assembly (2001–2005, 2009–2014)
- Marina Mukabenova (United Russia), Member of State Duma (2007–present)
- Anatoly Zakharchenko (CPCR), perennial candidate
Failed to qualify
- Anatoly Arashayev (Independent), pensioner
- Dordzhi Badmayev (PVS), former Deputy Premier of Kalmykia – Minister of Agriculture (2009–2010)
- Anastasia Kravtsova (Independent), criminal law associate professor
- Vladimir Sarangov (Independent), Mayor (Akhlachi) of Ovata (2013–present)
Did not file
- Natalya Chuzhayeva (Independent), sales representative
- Kiru Ochirov (Independent), Mayor (Akhlachi) of Troitskoye (2015–present)
Declined
- Bator Aduchiyev (United Russia), Member of People's Khural of Kalmykia (2003–present), farmer[11] (lost the primary, ran on the party list)
- Zoya Sandzhiyeva (United Russia), businesswoman, community activist[11] (lost the primary)
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marina Mukabenova | United Russia | 77,641 | 63.97% | |
| Lyudmila Balakleyets | Communist Party | 11,565 | 9.53% | |
| Vladimir Karuyev | Patriots of Russia | 7,799 | 6.43% | |
| Natalya Manzhikova | A Just Russia | 6,553 | 5.40% | |
| Semyon Ateyev | Yabloko | 4,841 | 3.99% | |
| Andrey Bessarabov | Liberal Democratic Party | 4,312 | 3.55% | |
| Anatoly Zakharchenko | Communists of Russia | 2,320 | 1.91% | |
| Igor Boldyrev | Rodina | 1,476 | 1.22% | |
| Sergey Manteyev | Party of Growth | 1,358 | 1.12% | |
| Sergey Gabunshchin | The Greens | 1,054 | 0.87% | |
| Total | 121,373 | 100% | ||
| Source: | [12] | |||
2021
Declared candidates
- Vladimir Bambayev (RPSS), Member of Elista City Assembly (2019–present)
- Badma Bashankayev (United Russia), coloproctologist, surgeon
- Sanal Bovayev (RPPSS), chairman of the party regional office
- Andrey Chidzhiyev (New People), investment banker
- Yelena Kotenova (Yabloko), pensioner, 1995 candidate for this seat
- Natalya Manzhikova (SR–ZP), Member of People's Khural of Kalmykia (2018–present), 2016 candidate for this seat, 2019 head candidate
- Khongor Marilov (GP), television executive, 2014 The Greens head candidate
- Tseren Ochir-Goryayev (Rodina), construction businessman
- Sanal Ubushiyev (CPRF), blogger, community activist
- Pyotr Vyshkvarok (LDPR), Member of Elista City Assembly (2019–present), aide to State Duma member Dmitry Svishchev, 2014 and 2019 head candidate
Failed to qualify
- Valery Badmayev (Independent), human rights activist, journalist, 1993 candidate for this seat
- Dmitry Burninov (Independent), pensioner, 1999 candidate for this seat
- Valentina Erdniyeva (Independent), businesswoman
Did not file
- Anatoly Lidzhiyev (Independent), former Member of People's Khural of Kalmykia (1994–2003), businessman
Declined
- Marina Mukabenova (United Russia), incumbent Member of State Duma (2007–present) (lost the primary)
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badma Bashankayev | United Russia | 39,717 | 40.55% | |
| Sanal Ubushiyev | Communist Party | 21,835 | 22.29% | |
| Andrey Chidzhiyev | New People | 8,080 | 8.25% | |
| Natalya Manzhikova | A Just Russia — For Truth | 6,740 | 6.88% | |
| Sanal Bovayev | Party of Pensioners | 4,762 | 4.86% | |
| Vladimir Bambayev | Russian Party of Freedom and Justice | 4,035 | 4.12% | |
| Pyotr Vyshkvarok | Liberal Democratic Party | 3,335 | 3.40% | |
| Khongor Marilov | Civic Platform | 2,028 | 2.07% | |
| Yelena Kotenova | Yabloko | 1,953 | 1.99% | |
| Tseren Ochir-Goryayev | Rodina | 1,053 | 1.08% | |
| Total | 97,951 | 100% | ||
| Source: | [13] | |||
2026
Potential candidates
- Migmir Bembeyeva (CPRF), former Member of People's Khural of Kalmykia (2018–2023)[14]
- Mikhail Bogatov (United Russia), Member of People's Khural of Kalmykia (2023–present), businessman[15]
Declined
- Aleksandr Azdorov (United Russia), Member of People's Khural of Kalmykia (2023–present), farmer[16] (lost the primary)
- Badma Bashankayev (United Russia), incumbent Member of State Duma (2021–present) (running in the Jewish constituency)
- Yevgeny Bembeyev (United Russia), Minister of Culture and Tourism of Kalmykia (2026–present)[17] (lost the primary)
- Tatyana Matsakova (United Russia), Member of People's Khural of Kalmykia (2023–present), social services centre director[18] (lost the primary)
- Naran Ochir-Goryayev (United Russia), Russian Army senior lieutenant, Hero of Russia (2025)[19] (killed in action on June 5, 2026)
Notes
- No.14 in 1993-2003
- appointed Deputy Prime Minister of Russia in September 1998