Ufa constituency
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The Ufa constituency (No.3[a]) is a Russian legislative constituency in Bashkortostan. The constituency covers parts of Ufa, its suburbs and exurbs to the south and west. The present day Ufa constituency was created in 2015 after combining old Kirovsky and Sovetsky constituencies.
Deputyvacant
Federal subjectRepublic of Bashkortostan
DistrictsBlagovarsky, Buzdyaksky, Chekmagushevsky, Chishminsky, Davlekanovsky, Karmaskalinsky, Ufa (Dyomsky, Kirovsky, Sovetsky), Ufimsky (Avdonsky, Bulgakovsky, Chesnokovsky, Olkhovsky, Yumatovsky, Taptykovsky, Zhukovsky, Zubovsky)[1]
Voters500,702 (2021)[2]
| Ufa single-member constituency | |
|---|---|
Russian State Duma | |
 Constituency boundaries since 2016 | |
| Deputy | vacant |
| Federal subject | Republic of Bashkortostan |
| Districts | Blagovarsky, Buzdyaksky, Chekmagushevsky, Chishminsky, Davlekanovsky, Karmaskalinsky, Ufa (Dyomsky, Kirovsky, Sovetsky), Ufimsky (Avdonsky, Bulgakovsky, Chesnokovsky, Olkhovsky, Yumatovsky, Taptykovsky, Zhukovsky, Zubovsky)[1] |
| Voters | 500,702 (2021)[2] |
The constituency has been vacant since May 5, 2025, following the death of three-term United Russia deputy Pavel Kachkayev.
Boundaries
1993–2003 Kirovsky constituency: Arkhangelsky District, Chishminsky District, Iglinsky District, Karmaskalinsky District, Ufa (Dyomsky, Kirovsky, Leninsky, Sovetsky), Ufimsky District[3][4]
The constituency covered southern half of Ufa, including the city historic centre, almost all of its suburbs and some exurbs to its south and east.
2003–2007 Kirovsky constituency: Alsheyevsky District, Aurgazinsky District, Belebey, Belebeyevsky District, Chishminsky District, Davlekanovo, Davlekanovsky District, Karmaskalinsky District, Ufa (Kirovsky, Oktyabrsky), Ufimsky District (Avdon, Bulgakovo, Chesnokovka, Kirillovo, Milovka, Olkhovoye, Russky Yurmash, Selo sanatoriya Yumatovo imeni 15-letiya BASSR, Taptykovo, Zhukovo, Zubovo)[5]
The constituency was significantly altered after the 2003 redistricting, losing central Ufa to new Sovetsky constituency and rural exurbs of the city to the Kalininsky constituency. The constituency instead stretched to the south-west, gaining rural areas up to the industrial city of Belebey from the former Tuymazy constituency.
2016–present: Blagovarsky District, Buzdyaksky District, Chekmagushevsky District, Chishminsky District, Davlekanovsky District, Karmaskalinsky District, Ufa (Dyomsky, Kirovsky, Sovetsky), Ufimsky District (Avdon, Bulgakovo, Chesnokovka, Olkhovoye, Selo sanatoriya Yumatovo imeni 15-letiya BASSR, Taptykovo, Zhukovo, Zubovo)[6][7]
The constituency was re-created for the 2016 election and received a new name "Ufimsky constituency". This seat retained Kirovsky District of Ufa and rural areas to the south and south-west of the city, as well as gained Dyomsky and Sovtesky Districts of Ufa and rural areas west of the city from the dissolved Sovetsky constituency.
Members elected
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Rais Asayev | Agrarian Party | |
| 1995 | Valentin Nikitin | Communist Party | |
| 1999 | Robert Nigmatulin | Independent | |
| 2003 | Mars Kalmetyev | United Russia | |
| 2007 | Proportional representation - no election by constituency | ||
| 2011 | |||
| 2016 | Pavel Kachkayev[b] | United Russia | |
| 2021 | |||
Election results
1993
Declared candidates
- Rais Asayev (APR), kolkhoz chairman
- Nail Bakhtizin (Independent), former Member of Supreme Soviet of the Bashkir ASSR (1980–1985), deputy chief engineer of the Kuybyshev Railway Bashkortostan division
- Radik Dayanov (Independent), Head of the Ufa Kirovsky District Department of Agriculture and Food
- Pavel Dmitriyev (Independent), attorney
- Sergey Lavrentyev (BR–NI), Bashkir State University associate professor
- Fanis Rayanov (Independent), Bashkir State University faculty of law dean
- Viktor Vyazovoy (Independent), marketing businessman
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rais Asayev | Agrarian Party | 58,573 | 22.82% | |
| Pavel Dmitriyev | Independent | – | 14.94% | |
| Nail Bakhtizin | Independent | – | – | |
| Radik Dayanov | Independent | – | – | |
| Sergey Lavrentyev | Future of Russia–New Names | – | – | |
| Fanis Rayanov | Independent | – | – | |
| Viktor Vyazovoy | Independent | – | – | |
| Total | 256,628 | 100% | ||
| Source: | [8] | |||
1995
Declared candidates
- Anatoly Baydin (VOPDT), Deputy Head of the Regional Department of Air Transport
- Erast Fomichev (FDD), nonprofit president, alleged crime boss
- Altaf Galeyev (Independent), radio station president
- Faiz Galikeyev (DVR–OD), pensioner
- Valery Geta (Independent), Deputy Military Commissioner of Bashkortostan (1992–present)
- Ibragim Gulayev (V–N!), corporate executive
- Askhat Iskhakov (LDPR), party activist
- Sergey Lavrentyev (Social Democrats), Bashkir Academy of Public Administration and Management faculty of public administration dean, 1993 BR–NI candidate for this seat
- Ravil Nasibullin (NDR), Ufa State Aviation Technical University department head
- Minrauza Nazmetdinova (Women of Russia), former People's Deputy of Russia (1990–1993)
- Valentin Nikitin (CPRF), Member of State Duma (1994–present)
- Anatoly Polyntsev (BIR), veterans' rights activist
- Konstantin Prasolov (K–TR–zSS), power station dispatcher
- Mars Safarov (DOBRo), Bashkir State University department of organic chemistry head
- Leo Sharygin (Forward, Russia!), construction businessman
- Sergey Starovoytov (Independent), film executive
Declined
- Rais Asayev (APR), incumbent Member of State Duma (1994–present)
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valentin Nikitin | Communist Party | 74,367 | 23.20% | |
| Minrauza Nazmetdinova | Women of Russia | 49,650 | 15.49% | |
| Ravil Nasibullin | Our Home – Russia | 43,848 | 13.68% | |
| Mars Safarov | Education — Future of Russia | 21,006 | 6.55% | |
| Sergey Lavrentyev | Social Democrats | 12,887 | 4.02% | |
| Ibragim Gulayev | Power to the People | 10,269 | 3.20% | |
| Erast Fomichev | Federal Democratic Movement | 10,029 | 3.13% | |
| Anatoly Polyntsev | Ivan Rybkin Bloc | 9,113 | 2.84% | |
| Konstantin Prasolov | Communists and Working Russia - for the Soviet Union | 8,886 | 2.77% | |
| Leo Sharygin | Forward, Russia! | 6,783 | 2.12% | |
| Anatoly Baydin | Political Movement of Transport Workers | 6,608 | 2.06% | |
| Faiz Galikeyev | Democratic Choice of Russia – United Democrats | 6,529 | 2.04% | |
| Askhat Iskhakov | Liberal Democratic Party | 6,471 | 2.02% | |
| Valery Geta | Independent | 5,239 | 1.63% | |
| Altaf Galeyev | Independent | 5,106 | 1.59% | |
| Sergey Starovoytov | Independent | 1,855 | 0.58% | |
| against all | 29,494 | 9.20% | ||
| Total | 320,563 | 100% | ||
| Source: | [9] | |||
1999
Declared candidates
- Mikhail Anfyorov (Independent), Ufa State Aviation Technical University professor
- Mikhail Davydov (Independent), deputy chief of the Kuybyshev Railway Bashkortostan division
- Airat Dilmukhametov (Independent), Bashkir nationalist
- Rafail Dzhalilov (Independent), billionaire businessman
- Marat Mirgazyamov (Yabloko), former Premier of Bashkortostan (1986–1992), former People's Deputy of the Soviet Union (1989–1991), 1998 presidential candidate
- Robert Nigmatulin (Independent), Member of State Assembly of the Republic of Bashkortostan (1995–present), president of Academy of Sciences of Bashkortostan (1995–present)
- Valentin Nikitin (CPRF), incumbent Member of State Duma (1994–present), 1998 presidential candidate
- Ural Suleymanov (Independent), security consultant
Withdrawn candidates
- Shamil Gantsev (Independent), oncologist
Failed to qualify
- Rifgat Chanyshev (Independent), attorney
- Sergey Kuznetsov (Independent)
Did not file
- Artyom Mazharuk (Independent)
- Valiakhmet Mustafin (Independent)
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Nigmatulin | Independent | 106,901 | 33.99% | |
| Valentin Nikitin (incumbent) | Communist Party | 55,371 | 17.60% | |
| Marat Mirgazyamov | Yabloko | 49,320 | 15.68% | |
| Mikhail Davydov | Independent | 44,055 | 14.01% | |
| Mikhail Anfyorov | Independent | 10,754 | 3.42% | |
| Airat Dilmukhametov | Independent | 10,565 | 3.36% | |
| Ural Suleymanov | Independent | 6,413 | 2.04% | |
| Rafail Dzhalilov | Independent | 3,054 | 0.97% | |
| against all | 21,522 | 6.84% | ||
| Total | 314,549 | 100% | ||
| Source: | [10] | |||
2003
Declared candidates
- Rafika Amineva (Rodina), former Member of Ufa City Council, retired gymnasium principal
- Flyur Asadullin (Independent), Member of State Assembly of the Republic of Bashkortostan (2003–present), middle school teacher
- Artur Asafyev (Yabloko), journalist
- Mars Kalmetyev (United Russia), Member of State Assembly of the Republic of Bashkortostan (1995–present), Head of Ufa Kirovsky District (1995–present)
- Aleksey Morozov (Independent), Member of Ufa City Council, nonprofit director
- Robert Nigmatulin (Independent), incumbent Member of State Duma (2000–present)
- Valentin Nikitin (CPRF), Member of State Duma (1994–present), Chairman of the Duma Committee on Nationalities (2001–present), 1998 presidential candidate (previously ran as an Independent candidate)
- Fail Safin (Independent), ethnologist
- Aleksandr Tokarchuk (ORP Rus'), postgraduate student
Failed to qualify
- Ragib Gimayev (Independent), Member of State Duma (2000–present)
- Viktor Rezyapov (SDPR), former Member of Supreme Council of Bashkortostan (1990–1995), retired energy tekhnikum director
Did not file
- Andrey Bunakov (Independent), Bashkir State Pedagogical University senior lab technician
- Askar Fazlyyev (Independent), shopping mall manager
- Rim Khabibov (APR), kolkhoz chairman
- Aleksey Lysyuk (DPR), chairman of the party regional office
- Maksim Prokhorov (Independent), businessman
- Yazar Utarbayev (VR–ES), prorector of Bashkir State Medical Academy
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mars Kalmetyev | United Russia | 104,815 | 27.09% | |
| Valentin Nikitin | Communist Party | 46,932 | 12.13% | |
| Fail Safin | Independent | 41,223 | 10.65% | |
| Robert Nigmatulin (incumbent) | Independent | 38,050 | 9.83% | |
| Flyur Asadullin | Independent | 32,381 | 8.37% | |
| Aleksey Morozov | Independent | 27,832 | 7.19% | |
| Rafika Amineva | Rodina | 17,555 | 4.54% | |
| Artur Asafyev | Yabloko | 16,305 | 4.21% | |
| Aleksandr Tokarchuk | United Russian Party Rus' | 5,711 | 1.48% | |
| against all | 37,612 | 9.72% | ||
| Total | 387,835 | 100% | ||
| Source: | [11] | |||
2016
Declared candidates
- Yelena Andreyeva (The Greens), real estate analyst
- Aigul Baiguskarova (A Just Russia), pharmaceutical executive
- Pavel Kachkayev (United Russia), Member of State Duma (2011–present)
- Renat Minniakhmetov (LDPR), IT specialist
- Boris Nurislamov (CPCR), first secretary of the party regional committee, perennial candidate
- Viktor Petrov (Party of Growth), businessman
- Fail Safin (Rodina), ethnologist, 2003 candidate for this seat
- Rais Saubanov (Patriots of Russia), former Member of State Assembly of the Republic of Bashkortostan (1999–2003, 2008–2013), construction businessman
- Aleksandr Yushchenko (CPRF), Member of State Duma (2011–present)
Withdrawn candidates
- Rustem Mulyukov (Yabloko), lawyer, community activist
Failed to qualify
- Renat Galiullin (Independent), entrepreneur
- Roza Khamatnurova (Independent), pensioner
Did not file
- Ildar Suyushev (Independent), law firm partner
Declined
- Rustem Akhmadinurov (United Russia), Member of State Assembly of the Republic of Bashkortostan (2013–present), director of the Russian State Social University, Ufa branch (2004–present)[12] (lost the primary)
- Svetlana Gladysheva (United Russia), 1994 Silver Medalist alpine skier[12] (lost the primary)
- Anvar Makhmutov (United Russia), Member of State Duma (2011–present)[13] (lost the primary)
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pavel Kachkayev | United Russia | 186,059 | 53.63% | |
| Aleksandr Yushchenko | Communist Party | 63,021 | 18.17% | |
| Renat Minniakhmetov | Liberal Democratic Party | 23,663 | 6.82% | |
| Aigul Baiguskarova | A Just Russia | 19,691 | 5.68% | |
| Yelena Andreyeva | The Greens | 12,407 | 3.58% | |
| Rais Saubanov | Patriots of Russia | 11,241 | 3.24% | |
| Boris Nurislamov | Communists of Russia | 9,946 | 2.87% | |
| Viktor Petrov | Party of Growth | 8,554 | 2.47% | |
| Fail Safin | Rodina | 8,363 | 2.41% | |
| Total | 346,906 | 100% | ||
| Source: | [14] | |||
2021
Declared candidates
- Veronika Ananyeva (LDPR), Member of Oktyabrsky City Council (2018–present), aide to State Duma member Ivan Sukharev
- Yevgeny Buyanov (New Party), community activist
- Pavel Kachkayev (United Russia), incumbent Member of State Duma (2011–present)
- Irina Kureli (Yabloko), pensioner
- Arseny Maslov (Rodina), industrial executive
- Pavel Matisov (CPCR), Marxist activist, perennial candidate
- Flyur Nurlygayanov (SR–ZP), former secretary general of the Russian Paralympic Committee (1997–2002)
- Gulnara Ruchkina (RPPSS), Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation faculty of law dean
- Zhanna Wirvel (Party of Growth), attorney, businesswoman
- Aleksandr Yushchenko (CPRF), Member of State Duma (2011–present), 2016 candidate for this seat
Failed to qualify
- Yevgenia Kutsuyeva (Independent), marketing businesswoman, media strategist
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pavel Kachkayev (incumbent) | United Russia | 247,015 | 66.25% | |
| Aleksandr Yushchenko | Communist Party | 41,614 | 11.16% | |
| Veronika Ananyeva | Liberal Democratic Party | 33,888 | 9.09% | |
| Flyur Nurlygayanov | A Just Russia — For Truth | 11,430 | 3.07% | |
| Pavel Matisov | Communists of Russia | 9,707 | 2.60% | |
| Yevgeny Buyanov | New People | 9,517 | 2.55% | |
| Gulnara Ruchkina | Party of Pensioners | 5,930 | 1.59% | |
| Irina Kureli | Yabloko | 3,204 | 0.86% | |
| Arseny Maslov | Rodina | 3,144 | 0.84% | |
| Zhanna Wirvel | Party of Growth | 3,085 | 0.83% | |
| Total | 372,835 | 100% | ||
| Source: | [15] | |||
2026
Potential candidates
- Denis Chernavin (United Russia), Russian Air Force colonel, Hero of Russia (2023)[16]
- Aleksandr Yushchenko (CPRF), Member of State Duma (2011–present), 2016 and 2021 candidate for this seat[17]
Declined
- Elvira Matskevich (United Russia), Member of State Assembly of the Republic of Bashkortostan (2024–present)[18] (lost the primary)
- Jeff Monson (United Russia), Member of State Assembly of the Republic of Bashkortostan (2023–present), mixed martial artist, boxer[19]
- Timergali Urazgulov (United Russia), Member of State Assembly of the Republic of Bashkortostan (2023–present)[20] (lost the primary)