Kursk constituency
Constituency of the State Duma of the Russian Federation
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The Kursk constituency (No.109[a]) is a Russian legislative constituency in Kursk Oblast. The constituency covers part of Kursk and north-western Kursk Oblast.
| Kursk single-member constituency | |
|---|---|
Russian State Duma | |
 Constituency boundaries from 2016 to 2026 | |
| Deputy | vacant |
| Federal subject | Kursk Oblast |
| Districts | Dmitriyevsky, Fatezhsky, Khomutovsky, Konyshyovsky, Kurchatov, Kurchatovsky, Kursk (Tsentralny), Kursky (Brezhnevsky, Kamyshinsky, Mokovsky, Nizhnemedveditsky, Nozdrachevsky, Pashkovsky, Polyansky, Schchetinsky, Vinnikovsky), Lgov, Lgovsky, Oktyabrsky, Ponyrovsky, Zheleznogorsk, Zheleznogorsky, Zolotukhinsky |
| Other territory | Germany (Berlin-1) |
| Voters | 460,969 (2021)[1] |
The constituency has been vacant since June 16, 2026, following the resignation of first-term United Russia deputy Yekaterina Kharchenko, who was appointed acting rector of Kursk State University.[2]
Boundaries
1993–2007: Cheremisinovsky District, Gorshechensky District, Kastorensky District, Kursk, Kursky District, Manturovsky District, Shchigrovsky District, Shchigry, Solntsevsky District, Sovetsky District, Timsky District[3][4][5]
The constituency covered eastern Kursk Oblast as well as oblast capital Kursk and the city of Shchigry.
2016–2026: Dmitriyevsky District, Fatezhsky District, Khomutovsky District, Konyshyovsky District, Kurchatov, Kurchatovsky District, Kursk (Tsentralny), Kursky District (Brezhnevsky, Kamyshinsky, Mokovsky, Nizhnemedveditsky, Nozdrachevsky, Pashkovsky, Polyansky, Schchetinsky, Vinnikovsky), Lgov, Lgovsky District, Oktyabrsky District, Ponyrovsky District, Zheleznogorsk, Zheleznogorsky District, Zolotukhinsky District[6]
The constituency was re-created for the 2016 election and retained only Tsentralny city district of Kursk and its north-western and northern suburbs, losing the rest of its former territory to new Seimsky constituency. This seat instead gained north-western Kursk Oblast from the former Lgov constituency.
Since 2026: Dmitriyevsky District, Fatezhsky District, Khomutovsky District, Konyshyovsky District, Kurchatov, Kurchatovsky District, Kursk (Tsentralny), Kursky District (Besedinsky, Brezhnevsky, Kamyshinsky, Mokovsky, Nizhnemedveditsky, Nozdrachevsky, Pashkovsky, Polyansky, Shchetinsky, Vinnikovsky), Lgov, Lgovsky District, Ponyrovsky District, Zheleznogorsk, Zheleznogorsky District, Zolotukhinsky District[7]
After 2025 redistricting the constituency saw minor changes, swapping Oktyabrsky District for Kursk eastern suburbs with Seimsky constituency.
Members elected
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Aleksandr Mikhaylov | Communist Party | |
| 1995 | |||
| 1999 | Nikolay Ivanov | Communist Party | |
| 2003 | Aleksandr Chukhrayov | United Russia | |
| 2007 | Proportional representation - no election by constituency | ||
| 2011 | |||
| 2016 | Tatyana Voronina | United Russia | |
| 2021 | Yekaterina Kharchenko[b] | United Russia | |
Election results
1993
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aleksandr Mikhaylov | Communist Party | 50,577 | 19.50% | |
| Gennady Merkulov | Independent | – | 11.00% | |
| Aleksandr Anpilov | Independent | – | – | |
| Vsevolod Astafyev | Independent | – | – | |
| Aleksandr Grachev | Russian Democratic Reform Movement | – | – | |
| Sergey Loktionov | Future of Russia–New Names | – | – | |
| Nikolay Pridvorov | Independent | – | – | |
| Anatoly Pronin | Independent | – | – | |
| Sergey Pyanykh | Yavlinsky–Boldyrev–Lukin | – | – | |
| Yury Razinkov | Civic Union | – | – | |
| Yury Ruda | Liberal Democratic Party | – | – | |
| Fyodor Ryzhkov | Independent | – | – | |
| Total | 259,403 | 100% | ||
| Source: | [8] | |||
1995
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aleksandr Mikhaylov (incumbent) | Communist Party | 121,431 | 34.53% | |
| Sergey Loktionov | Derzhava | 82,421 | 23.05% | |
| Larisa Piyasheva | Independent | 50,456 | 14.11% | |
| Igor Chukhrayov | Agrarian Party | 24,444 | 6.84% | |
| Yury Ruda | Liberal Democratic Party | 15,009 | 4.20% | |
| Nikolay Kolesov | Independent | 12,878 | 3.60% | |
| Yulia Presnyakova | Trade Unions and Industrialists – Union of Labour | 6,803 | 1.90% | |
| against all | 35,001 | 9.79% | ||
| Total | 357,504 | 100% | ||
| Source: | [9] | |||
1999
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikolay Ivanov | Communist Party | 96,600 | 30.56% | |
| Aleksandr Fedulov | Unity | 45,664 | 14.45% | |
| Nikolay Greshilov | Independent | 24,658 | 7.80% | |
| Sergey Falaleyev | Independent | 21,764 | 6.89% | |
| Boris Surayev | Independent | 21,055 | 6.66% | |
| Galina Okorokova | Women of Russia | 13,356 | 4.23% | |
| Aleksandr Kozyavin | Independent | 12,290 | 3.89% | |
| Sergey Ivanov | Liberal Democratic Party | 11,872 | 3.76% | |
| Fyodor Ryzhkov | Our Home – Russia | 10,425 | 3.30% | |
| Sergey Loktionov | Independent | 8,188 | 2.59% | |
| Vladimir Ryzhikov | Spiritual Heritage | 8,188 | 2.59% | |
| Yury Donchenko | Independent | 3,925 | 1.24% | |
| Yury Shumilo | Independent | 1,039 | 0.33% | |
| Vladimir Shprygin | Independent | 927 | 0.29% | |
| against all | 31,108 | 9.84% | ||
| Total | 316,051 | 100% | ||
| Source: | [10] | |||
2003
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aleksandr Chukhrayov | United Russia | 66,820 | 26.18% | |
| Nikolay Ivanov (incumbent) | Communist Party | 52,703 | 20.65% | |
| Aleksandr Fedulov | Great Russia–Eurasian Union | 46,740 | 18.31% | |
| Sergey Ivanov | Liberal Democratic Party | 16,565 | 6.49% | |
| Sergey Falaleyev | People's Party | 7,703 | 3.02% | |
| Anatoly Kryukov | Russian Pensioners' Party-Party of Social Justice | 6,481 | 2.54% | |
| Aleksandr Kapelyush | Yabloko | 3,579 | 1.40% | |
| Yelizaveta Dolgopolova | Independent | 3,561 | 1.40% | |
| Yury Safonov | Union of Right Forces | 3,368 | 1.32% | |
| Denis Yeshchenko | United Russian Party Rus' | 1,842 | 0.72% | |
| against all | 37,123 | 14.54% | ||
| Total | 255,390 | 100% | ||
| Source: | [11] | |||
2016
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tatyana Voronina | United Russia | 91,515 | 42.02% | |
| Nikolay Ivanov | Communist Party | 25,301 | 11.62% | |
| Vladimir Fedorov | Liberal Democratic Party | 24,836 | 11.40% | |
| Olga Li | Yabloko | 22,099 | 10.15% | |
| Aleksandr Chetverikov | A Just Russia | 17,347 | 7.96% | |
| Artyom Vakarev | Communists of Russia | 8,898 | 4.09% | |
| Aleksey Volkov | Rodina | 8,796 | 4.04% | |
| Svetlana Sidorova | Patriots of Russia | 6,561 | 3.01% | |
| Denis Khmelevskoy | Party of Growth | 2,194 | 1.01% | |
| Alyona Kharlamova | Civilian Power | 1,459 | 0.67% | |
| Total | 217,797 | 100% | ||
| Source: | [12] | |||
2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yekaterina Kharchenko | United Russia | 68,145 | 33.03% | |
| Svetlana Kanunnikova | Communist Party | 39,017 | 18.91% | |
| Tatyana Bondarenko | New People | 24,228 | 11.74% | |
| Vladimir Fedorov | Liberal Democratic Party | 21,439 | 10.39% | |
| Irina Antsiferova | Party of Pensioners | 19,462 | 9.43% | |
| Pavel Lyulin | A Just Russia — For Truth | 14,203 | 6.88% | |
| Dmitry Tolmachev | Civic Platform | 11,306 | 5.48% | |
| Total | 206,324 | 100% | ||
| Source: | [13] | |||
Notes
- No.98 in 1993-1995, No.96 in 1995-2003, No.97 in 2003-2007
- appointed acting rector of Kursk State University in June 2026