Southern constituency (Dagestan)
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The Southern constituency (No.12[a]) is a Russian legislative constituency in Republic of Dagestan. The constituency covers western and south-western Dagestan, mostly populated by Avars, Dargins and Lezgins. The present day Southern constituency was created in 2015 from most parts of former Buynaksk constituency and mountainous south-west of former Derbent constituency.
| Southern single-member constituency | |
|---|---|
Russian State Duma | |
 Constituency boundaries from 2016 to 2026 | |
| Deputy | |
| Federal subject | Republic of Dagestan |
| Districts | Agulsky, Akhvakhsky, Akushinsky, Botlikhsky, Buynaksk, Buynaksky, Charodinsky, Dakhadayevsky, Dokuzparinsky, Gergebilsky, Gumbetovsky, Gunibsky, Kazbekovsky, Khasavyurt, Khunzakhsky, Kulinsky, Kurakhsky, Laksky, Levashinsky, Novolaksky, Rutulsky, Shamilsky, Tlyaratinsky, Tsumadinsky, Tsuntinsky, Untsukulsky |
| Voters | 587,791 (2021)[1] |
The constituency has been represented since 2021 by United Russia deputy Dzhamaladin Gasanov, former State Duma member elected as LDPR candidate in 2007 and A Just Russia candidate 2011, who won the open seat, defeating one-term United Russia incumbent Abdulmazhid Magramov in the primary.
Boundaries
1993–2003 Buynaksk constituency: Achisu, Agulsky District, Akhtynsky District, Akhvakhsky District, Akushinsky District, Botlikhsky District, Buynaksk, Buynaksky District, Charodinsky District, Dagestanskiye Ogni, Dakhadayevsky District, Derbent, Derbentsky District, Dokuzparinsky District, Gergebilsky District, Gumbetovsky District, Gunibsky District, Izerbash, Kayakentsky District, Kaytagsky District, Khivsky District, Khunzakhsky District, Kulinsky District, Kurakhsky District, Laksky District, Levashinsky District, Magaramkentsky District, Rutulsky District, Sergokalinsky District, Shamilsky District, Suleyman-Stalsky District, Tabasaransky District, Tlyaratinsky District, Tsumadinsky District, Tsuntinsky District, Untsukulsky District[2][3]
The constituency covered southern half of Dagestan including the and towns of Buynaksk, Dagestanskiye Ogni and Derbent.
2003–2007 Buynaksk constituency: Akhvakhsky District, Botlikhsky District, Buynaksk, Buynaksky District, Charodinsky District, Gergebilsky District, Gumbetovsky District, Gunibsky District, Kazbekovsky District, Khasavyurt, Khasavyurtovsky District, Khunzakhsky District, Kumtorkalinsky District, Levashinsky District, Novolaksky District, Shamilsky District, Tlyaratinsky District, Tsumadinsky District, Tsuntinsky District, Untsukulsky District[4]
The constituency was significantly altered after the 2003 redistricting, as Dagestan gained a third seat – Derbent constituency, which was formed from the Buynaksk constituency's Caspian Sea coast and south-western mountainous Dagestan. The constituency retained Avar-heavy western Dagestan and gained Khasavyurt, Kazbekovsky, Khasavyurtovsky, Kumtorkalinsky and Novolaksky districts from Makhachkala constituency.
2016–2026: Agulsky District, Akhvakhsky District, Akushinsky District, Botlikhsky District, Buynaksk, Buynaksky District, Charodinsky District, Dakhadayevsky District, Dokuzparinsky District, Gergebilsky District, Gumbetovsky District, Gunibsky District, Kazbekovsky District, Khasavyurt, Khunzakhsky District, Kulinsky District, Kurakhsky District, Laksky District, Levashinsky District, Novolaksky District, Rutulsky District, Shamilsky District, Tlyaratinsky District, Tsumadinsky District, Tsuntinsky District, Untsukulsky District[5]
The constituency was re-created for the 2016 election and received a new name "Southern constituency". This seat retained almost all of its former territory, losing its northern parts to Northern constituency. The constituency gained mountainous south-western Dagestan from the former Derbent constituency.
Since 2026 Buynaksk constituency: Akhvakhsky District, Botlikhsky District, Buynaksk, Buynaksky District, Charodinsky District, Gergebilsky District, Gumbetovsky District, Gunibsky District, Kazbekovsky District, Khasavyurt, Khasavyurtovsky District, Khunzakhsky District, Levashinsky District, Novolaksky District, Shamilsky District, Tlyaratinsky District, Tsumadinsky District, Tsuntinsky District, Untsukulsky District[6]
After the 2025 redistricting the constituency took its old name "Buynaksk constituency" and regained Khasavyurtovsky District from the former Northern constituency. The constituency lost most of south-western Dagestan to Derbent constituency, nearly receiving its 2003–2007 borders.
Members elected
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Gamid Gamidov | Independent | |
| 1995 | Ramazan Abdulatipov[b] | Independent | |
| 1998 | Magomedfazil Azizov | Independent | |
| 1999 | Gadzhimurad Omarov | Independent | |
| 2003 | Magomed Gadzhiyev | Independent | |
| 2007 | Proportional representation - no election by constituency | ||
| 2011 | |||
| 2016 | Abdulmazhid Magramov | United Russia | |
| 2021 | Dzhamaladin Gasanov | United Russia | |
Election results
1993
Declared candidates
- Magomed Chartayev (APR), former Member of the CPSU Central Control Commission (1990–1991), kolkhoz chairman, economist
- Gamid Gamidov (Independent), Member of Supreme Council of Dagestan (1992–present), chairman of the Sberbank regional office
- Sheyikh Ismailov (Civic Union), rector of Dagestan State Pedagogical University (1987–present)
- Omar Kurbanov (Independent), banker
- Gamidulakh Magomedov (Independent), director of the Dagestan Scientific Institute of Education
- Magomat Saidov (Independent), First Deputy Minister of Industry and Communications of Dagestan
- Bayram Salayev (PRES), entrepreneur
Withdrawn candidates
- Gapiz Musayev (Independent), associate professor of theoretical physics
- Agalar Pulatov (Independent), militsiya colonel
- Gamid Shikhakhmedov (YaBL), First Deputy Chairman of the Dagestan State Committee on Economy
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gamid Gamidov | Independent | 173,861 | 43.86% | |
| Gamidulakh Magomedov | Independent | 80,547 | 20.32% | |
| Magomat Saidov | Independent | 48,474 | 12.23% | |
| Omar Kurbanov | Independent | 30,190 | 7.62% | |
| Magomed Chartayev | Agrarian Party | 24,047 | 6.07% | |
| Sheyikh Ismailov | Civic Union | 14,214 | 3.59% | |
| Bayram Salayev | Party of Russian Unity and Accord | 4,271 | 1.08% | |
| against all | 8,338 | 2.10% | ||
| Total | 396,444 | 100% | ||
| Source: | [7][8] | |||
1995
Declared candidates
- Ramazan Abdulatipov (Independent), Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council (1994–present), former Chairman of the Soviet of Nationalities of the Supreme Soviet of Russia (1990–1993), 1991 vice presidential candidate
- Sufiyan Ismailov (PST), banker
- Marat Mekhtikhanov (CPRF), journalist
- Asadula Nasrulayev (LDPR), corporate executive
- Magomed Radzhabov (Independent), banker
- Shekhsefi Sefikhanov (Independent), Chairman of the Dagestan State Committee on Land Resources and Land Management
Withdrawn candidates
- Nizami Abdulgamidov (Independent), lecturer in political economy
- Amir Amirov (PGL), businessman
- Ruslan Gadzhibekov (Independent), Chairman of the Kaspiysk City Assembly (1994–present), businessman
- Nasir Gaydarov (Independent), Member of People's Assembly of the Republic of Dagestan (1995–present), brewery director
- Magoma Saidov (Independent), First Deputy Minister of Industry, Transport, and Communications
- Azim Yarakhmedov (Independent), advisor to Embassy of Russia to Azerbaijan (1993–present)
Declined
- Gamid Gamidov (Independent), incumbent Member of State Duma (1994–present) (ran in the Makhachkala constituency)
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramazan Abdulatipov | Independent | 204,129 | 45.87% | |
| Marat Mekhtikhanov | Communist Party | 80,207 | 18.02% | |
| Shikhsefi Sefikhanov | Independent | 42,417 | 9.53% | |
| Magomed Radzhabov | Independent | 32,776 | 7.37% | |
| Sufiyan Ismailov | Party of Workers' Self-Government | 9,352 | 2.10% | |
| Asadula Nasrulayev | Liberal Democratic Party | 3,119 | 0.70% | |
| against all | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Total | 444,990 | 100% | ||
| Source: | [9] | |||
1998
- Magomedfazil Azizov: 30–40%40–50%50–60%60–70%70–80%80–90%>90%
- Magomed Aliyev: 40–50%50–60%60–70%70–80%80–90%>90%
- Murad Idrisov: 40–50%
Declared candidates
- Magomed Aliyev (Independent), chairman of the Republican Party of Dagestan
- Magomedfazil Azizov (Independent), Deputy Minister of Finance of Dagestan (1996–present)
- Dzhavad Gadzhiakhmedov (Independent)
- Arkady Ganiyev (Independent), chairman of the Party of Independence and Rebirth of Dagestan
- Murad Idrisov (Independent)
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magomedfazil Azizov | Independent | 248,911 | 53.99% | |
| Magomed Aliyev | Independent | 166,134 | 36.04% | |
| Murad Idrisov | Independent | 18,500 | 4.01% | |
| Arkady Ganiyev | Independent | 10,104 | 2.19% | |
| Dzhavad Gadzhiakhmedov | Independent | 4,250 | 0.92% | |
| against all | 1,723 | 0.37% | ||
| Total | 460,955 | 100% | ||
| Source: | [10][11] | |||
1999
Declared candidates
- Makhach Aliyev (Independent), State Taxation Inspection officer, brother of People's Assembly of the Republic of Dagestan speaker Mukhu Aliyev
- Gamid Askerkhanov (NDR), Member of State Duma (1996–present)
- Magomed Chaguchiyev (DPA), prorector of International Accounting University
- Magomed Gadzhiyev (Independent), Deputy Head of the State Taxation Inspection in Dagestan (1998–present)
- Kumsiyat Kazanatova (Independent), Ministry of Russia for the Commonwealth of Independent States staffer
- Khizri Kilyaskhanov (Yabloko), militsiya officer
- Grigory Kuyevda (Independent), Member of State Duma (1996–present)
- Kubasay Kubasayev (Nikolayev–Fyodorov Bloc), Deputy Head of the State Committee on Antimonopoly Policy Regional Office
- Ruslan Magomedragimov (Independent), political activist
- Gadzhimurad Omarov (Independent), nonprofit president, businessman
- Magoma Saidov (Independent), Member of People's Assembly of the Republic of Dagestan (1995–present), Head of the Dagestan Department of Transport (1996–present), 1995 candidate for this seat
- Shamil Taygibov (Independent), Member of People's Assembly of the Republic of Dagestan (1995–present), light industry executive
- Magomed Tolboyev (OVR), former Member of State Duma (1994–1995)
Withdrawn candidates
- Gapiz Gapizov (Independent), businessman
Failed to qualify
- Kurbanmagomed Magomedov (Independent), former Mayor of Shamilkala (1993–1998)
- Igor Podberezkin (DN), scientific executive, brother of State Duma member Alexey Podberezkin
Did not file
- Ruslan Ashuraliev (Independent), 1972 Olympic Bronze medalist wrestler
- Magomed Shakhabasov (Independent)
Declined
- Magomedfazil Azizov (OVR), incumbent Member of State Duma (1998–present) (ran on the party list)
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gadzhimurad Omarov | Independent | 138,053 | 27.63% | |
| Gamid Askerkhanov | Our Home – Russia | 94,433 | 18.90% | |
| Magomed Tolboyev | Fatherland – All Russia | 76,122 | 15.23% | |
| Ruslan Magomedragimov | Independent | 65,122 | 13.03% | |
| Magoma Saidov | Independent | 43,842 | 8.77% | |
| Magomed Gadzhiyev | Independent | 25,643 | 5.13% | |
| Shamil Taygibov | Independent | 20,562 | 4.12% | |
| Grigory Kuyevda | Independent | 10,206 | 2.04% | |
| Kumsiyat Kazanatova | Independent | 2,412 | 0.48% | |
| Makhach Aliyev | Independent | 2,233 | 0.45% | |
| Magomed Chaguchiyev | Movement in Support of the Army | 849 | 0.17% | |
| Khizri Kilyaskhanov | Yabloko | 33 | 0.01% | |
| against all | 5,848 | 1.17% | ||
| Total | 499,679 | 100% | ||
| Source: | [12] | |||
2003
- Magomed Gadzhiyev: 50–60%60–70%70–80%80–90%>90%
- Gadzhimurad Omarov: 60–70%80–90%
Declared candidates
- Marat Daniyalov (Independent), seismology station director
- Magomed Gadzhiyev (Independent), Deputy Head of the Ministry of Russia for Tax and Revenue Inspection in the Southern Federal District (2001–present), 1999 candidate for this seat
- Gadzhimurad Omarov (NPRF), incumbent Member of State Duma (2000–present)
- Magomed Shamilov (IPR), deputy chairman of the party regional office
- Dzhamaldin Shamkhalov (Independent), Member of Kizilyurt City Assembly
Withdrawn candidates
- Aliaskhab Kharkhachayev (Independent), corporate executive
- Saygidpasha Umakhanov (Independent), Mayor of Khasavyurt (1997–present)
Failed to qualify
- Magomedzapir Mukhumayev (Independent), private security businessman
Did not file
- Saypula Gaydarbekov (Independent), deputy chairman of the NPRF regional office
- Raziyat Nurmagomedova (Independent), methodologist
- Sulayman Uladiyev (Independent), Member of People's Assembly of the Republic of Dagestan (2003–present), Deputy Mayor of Khasavyurt
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magomed Gadzhiyev | Independent | 253,558 | 62.70% | |
| Gadzhimurad Omarov (incumbent) | People's Party | 136,059 | 33.64% | |
| Marat Daniyalov | Independent | 3,310 | 0.82% | |
| Magomed Shamilov | Genuine Patriots of Russia | 533 | 0.13% | |
| Dzhamaldin Shamkhalov | Independent | 363 | 0.09% | |
| against all | 5,765 | 1.43% | ||
| Total | 405,168 | 100% | ||
| Source: | [13] | |||
2016
Declared candidates
- Gayirbeg Abdurakhmanov (The Greens), entomologist
- Sergey Akulinichev (A Just Russia), Member of People's Assembly of the Republic of Dagestan (2011–present)
- Iraskhan Dzhafarov (LDPR), unemployed
- Vladimir Dzhikkayev (CPCR), pensioner
- Albert Esedov (Yabloko), sociology associate professor, journalist
- Khadzhimurad Gadzhiyev (CPRF), businessman
- Ibragimgadzhi Ibragimgadzhiyev (Patriots of Russia), energy executive
- Abusupyan Kharkharov (Independent), former Deputy Premier of Dagestan (2013–2014)
- Abdulmazhid Magramov (United Russia), businessman
- Dada Umarov (Rodina), former Member of Khasavyurtovsky District Assembly of Deputies (2007–2011), chairman of the regional consumers union
- Yulia Yuzik (PARNAS), journalist
Withdrawn candidates
- Sagid Sagidov (Party of Growth), Member of Novolaksky District Assembly (2013–present), career centre director
- Sazhid Sazhidov (Independent), 2004 Olympic Bronze medalist wrestler
Failed to qualify
- Shafi Akushali (PRB), construction businessman, historian
- Sergey Magomedov (Independent), State Duma staffer
- Farida Sagitayeva (Independent), nonprofit executive
- Maksim Shevchenko (Independent), Member of Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights (2012–present), journalist
Did not file
- Magomed Ibragimov (Independent), aide to State Duma member Dzhamaladin Gasanov
- Abdul Akim Palchayev (Independent), businessman
- Rabazan Rabadanov (Independent), sports commentator, blogger
- Akhmed Rashidbekov (Independent), unemployed
- Aleksender Zaynukov (CPRF), retired businessman
Declined
- Yusup Magomedov (United Russia), Head of Laksky District (2007–present)[14] (lost the primary)
- Ali Shakhbanov (United Russia), former Member of People's Assembly of the Republic of Dagestan (2007–2011), construction businessman[14] (lost the primary)
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdulmazhid Magramov | United Russia | 334,008 | 68.71% | |
| Abusupyan Kharkharov | Independent | 130,623 | 26.87% | |
| Ibragimgadzhi Ibragimgadzhiyev | Patriots of Russia | 3,035 | 0.62% | |
| Khadzhimurad Gadzhiyev | Communist Party | 2,714 | 0.56% | |
| Gayirbeg Abdurakhmanov | The Greens | 1,728 | 0.36% | |
| Dada Umarov | Rodina | 1,725 | 0.35% | |
| Iraskhan Dzhafarov | Liberal Democratic Party | 1,504 | 0.31% | |
| Albert Esedov | Yabloko | 1,500 | 0.31% | |
| Yulia Yuzik | People's Freedom Party | 1,226 | 0.25% | |
| Sergey Akulinichev | A Just Russia | 978 | 0.20% | |
| Vladimir Dzhikkayev | Communists of Russia | 915 | 0.19% | |
| Total | 486,133 | 100% | ||
| Source: | [15] | |||
2021
Declared candidates
- Abdulgamid Abdullayev (LDPR), perennial candidate
- Shakhlar Agakhanov (Rodina), psychiatrist, narcologist
- Sharip Aliyev (New People), AMC Fight Nights director general
- Gabibulla Bagamayev (RPPSS), HR director
- Albert Esedov (Yabloko), Member of Ikra Assembly of Deputies (2020–present), engineer, 2016 candidate for this seat
- Aznaur Gadzhimirzoyev (The Greens), former Chief State Labor Inspector of Kabardino-Balkaria (2018–2021)
- Dzhamaladin Gasanov (United Russia), former Member of State Duma (2007–2016)
- Akhmednabi Magomedov (CPRF), Member of People's Assembly of the Republic of Dagestan (2011–present)
- Gadzhimurad Omarov (SR–ZP), Member of State Duma (2000–2003, 2016–present)
Failed to qualify
- Abusupyan Kharkharov (ROS), former Deputy Premier of Dagestan (2013–2014), 2016 Independent candidate for this seat
Declined
- Abdulmazhid Magramov (United Russia), incumbent Member of State Duma (2016–present)[16] (lost the primary)
- Gadzhimurad Musayev (United Russia), Head of Kazbekovsky District (2014–present)[16] (lost the primary)
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dzhamaladin Gasanov | United Russia | 358,063 | 73.37% | |
| Gadzhimurad Omarov | A Just Russia — For Truth | 70,369 | 14.41% | |
| Akhmednabi Magomedov | Communist Party | 21,959 | 4.50% | |
| Shakhlar Agakhanov | Rodina | 7,608 | 1.56% | |
| Sharip Aliyev | New People | 6,161 | 1.26% | |
| Gabibulla Bagamayev | Party of Pensioners | 5,989 | 1.23% | |
| Abdulgamid Abdullayev | Liberal Democratic Party | 5,599 | 1.15% | |
| Aznaur Gadzhimirzoyev | The Greens | 4,691 | 0.96% | |
| Albert Esedov | Yabloko | 2,583 | 0.53% | |
| Total | 488,425 | 100% | ||
| Source: | [17] | |||
2026
Declared candidates
- Kamil Davdiyev (A Just Russia), Deputy Chairman of the People's Assembly of the Republic of Dagestan (2016–present), Member of the People's Assembly (2007–present)
- Aznaur Gadzhimirzoyev (The Greens), former Chief State Labor Inspector of Kabardino-Balkaria (2018–2021), 2021 candidate for this seat
- Abdulmedzhid Gazilayev (New People), individual entrepreneur
- Magomed Magomedov (CPRF), Member of People's Assembly of the Republic of Dagestan (2021–present), 1980, 1981, 1983 and 1984 European Champion wrestler
- Murad Mutayev (LDPR), Member of Makhachkala Assembly of Deputies (2025–present), construction businessman
- Nurbagand Nurbagandov (United Russia), Member of State Duma (2021–present)
Did not file
- Gadzhimurad Omarov (Independent), former Member of State Duma (2000–2003, 2016–2021)
- Ruslan Saidbekov (Independent), Member of Khasavyurtovsky District Assembly of Deputies (2020–present)
Declined
- Abdumuslim Abdumuslimov (United Russia), former Premier of Dagestan (2022–2026) (lost the primary)
- Dzhamaladin Gasanov (United Russia), incumbent Member of State Duma (2007–2016, 2021–present) (lost the primary)
- Khuchbar Khuchbarov (United Russia), Member of People's Assembly of the Republic of Dagestan (2016–present) (lost the primary)
- Gadzhimurad Musayev (United Russia), Head of Kazbekovsky District (2014–present) (lost the primary)
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamil Davdiyev | A Just Russia | |||
| Aznaur Gadzhimirzoyev | The Greens | |||
| Abdulmedzhid Gazilayev | New People | |||
| Magomed Magomedov | Communist Party | |||
| Murad Mutayev | Liberal Democratic Party | |||
| Nurbagand Nurbagandov | United Russia | |||
| Total | 100% | |||
| Source: | ||||
Notes
- Buynaksk constituency No.10 in 1993–2007
- appointed Deputy Chairman of the Government of Russia in August 1997