Pricaspian electoral district (Russian Constituent Assembly election, 1917)
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| Pricaspian | |
|---|---|
| Former Civilian constituency for the All-Russian Constituent Assembly | |
 | |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1917 |
| Abolished | 1918 |
| Number of members | 1 |
| Sources: | [1][2] |
The Pricaspian electoral district (Russian: Прикаспийский избирательный округ) was a constituency created for the 1917 Russian Constituent Assembly election.
The Pricaspian electoral district, which included areas of the Kalmyk steppe of the Astrakhan Governorate, was thinly populated.[3][4] One seat in the All-Russian Constituent Assembly was assigned to the constituency.[3]
The Pricaspian Oblast Election Commission was set up on September 16, 1917 by the Central Committee for the Kalmyk People's Administration (CCKPA).[4] The Chairman was B.E. Krishtafovich, CCKPA Chairman, accompanied by members I.O. Ochirov (assistant CCKPA chair), S.B. Bayanov, E.A. Sarangov, E.S. Bakayev and with F.I. Plyunov as its secretary.[4] On September 23, 1917 the Pricaspian Oblast Election Commission set up 52 electoral precincts: 10 in Maloderbetovsky ulus 10 precincts, 10 in Manychsky ulus, 7 in Yandyko-Mochaznyi ulus, 12 in Ikitsokhuro-Kharakhusovsky 12, 9 precincts in the uluses of Bagaotsokhuro-Khoshoutovsky and Erketenevsky and 4 precincts in the Kuma aimak of the Terek oblast (which initially had not been planned to be part of the Pricaspian Electoral District).[4]
A list was submitted, signed by 137 electors, with the 33-year old lawyer Sandzhi Bayanovich Bayanov as its candidate.[4] Due to late arrival of electoral material, the vote was postponed to November 26–28, 1917.[4] The vote was reportedly held on these dates, in some places with very low turnout. Bayanov received a majority of votes.[4]
