Altai constituency Constituency of the State Duma of the Russian Federation
Altai single-member constituency Deputy Federal subject Altai Republic Districts Chemalsky , Choysky , Gorno-Altaysk , Kosh-Agachsky , Mayminsky , Ongudaysky , Shebalinsky , Turochaksky , Ulagansky , Ust-Kansky , Ust-Koksinsky Voters 164,217 (2026)
The Altai constituency (No.2) is a Russian legislative constituency in the Altai Republic . The constituency encompasses the entire territory of Gorny Altai.
The constituency has been represented since 2026 by United Russia deputy Alexander Surazov , former Altai Minister of Youth Policy and Sport and Russian Army captain, who won the open seat, succeeding one-term United Russia incumbent Roman Ptitsyn .
Boundaries
1993–2007, 2016–present : Chemalsky District , Choysky District , Gorno-Altaysk , Kosh-Agachsky District , Mayminsky District , Ongudaysky District , Shebalinsky District , Turochaksky District , Ulagansky District , Ust-Kansky District , Ust-Koksinsky District
Altai Republic since its initial creation in 1993.
Election results
1995
Declared candidates
Yevgeny Butov (KRO ), Russian nationalist activist
Nikolay Chekonov (CPRF ), veterans' club chairman
Mikhail Gnezdilov (Independent ), incumbent Member of State Duma (1994–present), (previously ran as BIR , NDR and APR candidate) Vitaly Gurov (Forward, Russia! ), economic zone director
Vladimir Kydyyev (Independent ), journalist
Natalya Kyrova (Independent ), law firm director
Valery Sat (Independent ), entrepreneur
Vladilen Volkov (Independent ), First Deputy Chairman of the State Assembly of the Altai Republic (1994–present)Faina Yakshimayeva (Independent ), Judge of the Altai Republic Appellate Court (1995–present), 1993 candidate for this seat
Semyon Zubakin (DVR–OD ), Chief Financial Auditor of the Altai Republic (1994–present)Results
Summary of the 17 December 1995 Russian legislative election in the Gorny Altai constituency
Candidate
Party
Votes
%
Semyon Zubakin Democratic Choice of Russia – United Democrats 21,013 21.71%
Vladimir Kydyyev
Independent 16,731
17.29%
Mikhail Gnezdilov (incumbent)Independent 11,937
12.33%
Nikolay Chekonov
Communist Party 11,228
11.60%
Natalya Kyrova
Independent 9,755
10.08%
Vladilen Volkov Independent 6,648
6.87%
Faina Yakshimayeva
Independent 4,957
5.12%
Vitaly Gurov
Forward, Russia! 1,697
1.75%
Yevgeny Butov
Congress of Russian Communities 1,199
1.24%
Valery Sat
Independent 1,188
1.23%
Stanislav Kedik
Independent 449
0.46%
against all
7,791
8.05%
Total
96,779
100%
Source:
1999
Declared candidates
Yury Antaradonov (RSP ), First Deputy Premier of the Altai Republic (1998–present), 1997 head candidate, 1998 candidate for this seatYury Chernichenko (SPS ), former Member of Federation Council from Moscow (1994–1996), chairman of the Peasant Party of Russia (1990–present)Mikhail Lapshin (OVR ), incumbent Member of State Duma (1994–1995, 1998–present), chairman of the Agrarian Party of Russia (1993–present)Vladimir Petrov (NDR ), former Premier of the Altai Republic (1990–1997), former People's Deputy of Russia (1990–1993), 1997 head candidateViktor Romashkin (CPRF ), Member of State Duma (1996–present), 1997 head candidateDalel Sakharyanov (DN ), director of the Modern University for the Humanities , Gorno-Altaysk branch
Vladimir Slesarev (Unity ), businessman
Nadezhda Sukhoterina (Independent ), middle school teacher
Anatoly Yevdokimov (LDPR ), coordinator of the party regional office Results
Summary of the 19 December 1999 Russian legislative election in the Gorny Altai constituency
Candidate
Party
Votes
%
Mikhail Lapshin (incumbent)Fatherland – All Russia 30,774 32.11%
Yury Antaradonov Russian Socialist Party 25,843
26.97%
Viktor Romashkin Communist Party 14,358
14.98%
Vladimir Slesarev
Unity 6,730
7.02%
Vladimir Petrov Our Home – Russia 6,078
6.34%
Nadezhda Sukhoterina
Independent 1,539
1.61%
Anatoly Yevdokimov
Liberal Democratic Party 1,182
1.23%
Yury Chernichenko Union of Right Forces 1,087
1.13%
Dalel Sakharyanov
Spiritual Heritage 805
0.84%
against all
5,468
5.71%
Total
95,834
100%
Source:
2003
Declared candidates
Viktor Bezruchenkov (SPS ), Deputy Chairman of the State Assembly of the Altai Republic (2002–present)
Nikolay Chekonov (CPRF ), former Member of State Assembly of the Altai Republic (1997–2001), 1995 candidate for this seat
Nina Dumnova (Yabloko ), aide to State Duma member, 1998 candidate for this seat, 2001 head candidate
Vladimir Grishin (Rodina ), aide to State Duma member, 2002 candidate for this seat
Sergey Kochetkov (Independent ), unemployed, 2002 candidate for this seat
Aleksey Kuchigashev (Independent ), journalist, 1998 candidate for this seat
Mikhail Lazarev (LDPR ), aide to State Duma member
Sergey Pekpeyev (APR ), incumbent Member of State Duma (2002–present)Yury Streltsov (Independent ), cooperative chairman
Igor Yeremin (Independent ), businessman
Tatyana Zharova (The Greens ), director of the Siberian Academy of Public Administration, Gorno-Altaysk branch Did not file
Mikhail Karatunov (DPR ), chairman of the party regional office
Yury Khvostov (KPE ), businessman
Vasily Kudirmekov (Independent ), construction businessman Results
Summary of the 7 December 2003 Russian legislative election in the Gorny Altai constituency
Candidate
Party
Votes
%
Sergey Pekpeyev (incumbent)Agrarian Party 32,730 39.62%
Yury Streltsov
Independent 18,653
22.58%
Viktor Bezruchenkov
Union of Right Forces 8,324
10.08%
Nikolay Chekonov
Communist Party 5,315
6.43%
Igor Yeremin
Independent 4,121
4.99%
Nina Dumnova
Independent 2,492
3.02%
Mikhail Lazarev
Liberal Democratic Party 1,701
2.06%
Tatyana Zharova
The Greens 1,323
1.60%
Vladimir Grishin
Rodina 1,272
1.54%
Aleksey Kuchigashev
Independent 500
0.61%
Sergey Kochetkov
Independent 332
0.40%
against all
4,837
5.86%
Total
82,614
100%
Source:
2016
Declared candidates
Rodion Bukachakov (United Russia ), Head of Chemalsky District (2003–2008, 2013–present)Aleksandr Chervov (CPCR ), homemaker
Maria Demina (Rodina ), former Member of State Assembly of the Altai Republic (2006–2010)
Dmitry Dumnov (Yabloko ), community activist
Aleksandr Gruzdev (A Just Russia ), Member of State Assembly of the Altai Republic (2010–present)
Timur Kazitov (LDPR ), former Member of Ust-Kansky District Council of Deputies (2008–2013), surgeon
Urmat Knyazev (PARNAS ), Member of Ust-Kansky District Council of Deputies (2013–present), former Member of State Assembly of the Altai Republic (2006–2013), 2014 GI head candidate
Viktor Romashkin (CPRF ), Member of State Assembly of the Altai Republic (1994–1995, 2006–present), former Member of State Duma (1996–1999), 1997 , 2001 and 2014 head candidate, 1999 candidate for this seatIrina Zveryako (GS ), primary school teacher 2021
Declared candidates
Maria Ardimatova (New People ), farmer, community activist
Maria Demina (CPRF ), Member of State Assembly of the Altai Republic (2006–2010, 2019–present), 2016 Rodina candidate for this seat
Vasily Kudirmekov (RPSS ), former Member of Gorno-Altaysk City Council of Deputies (2012–2017), journalist, 2003 candidate for this seat
Roman Ptitsyn (United Russia ), Head of Mayminsky District (2018–present), former First Deputy Premier of the Altai Republic (2018)Lyudmila Shuvalova (The Greens ), think tank director
Dmitry Sofronov (LDPR ), Member of State Assembly of the Altai Republic (2019–present), 2019 head candidate
Nikolay Tolkochokov (RPPSS ), retired militsiya podpolkovnik
Yelena Tudeneva (CPCR ), former Chairwoman of the Ulagansky District Accounts Chamber
Aleksey Tyukhtenev (SR–ZP ), former First Deputy Premier of the Altai Republic (2013, 2019–2020) Results
Summary of the 17-19 September 2021 Russian legislative election in the Altai constituency
Candidate
Party
Votes
%
Roman Ptitsyn United Russia 23,545 31.99%
Maria Demina
Communist Party 21,967
29.84%
Aleksey Tyukhtenev
A Just Russia — For Truth 11,843
16.09%
Dmitry Sofronov
Liberal Democratic Party 3,824
5.20%
Maria Ardimatova
New People 2,753
3.74%
Vasily Kudirmekov
Russian Party of Freedom and Justice 2,490
3.38%
Yelena Tudeneva
Communists of Russia 1,944
2.64%
Nikolay Tolkochokov
Party of Pensioners 1,654
2.25%
Lyudmila Shuvalova
The Greens 1,378
1.87%
Total
73,609
100%
Source:
2026
Declared candidates
Airat Bakrasov (New People ), Director of the Altai Republic Department of Capital Construction (2024–present)
Arzhan Bakrasov (CPRF ), former Member of Ust-Kansky District Council of Deputies (2018–2023), party secretary
Aleksandr Gruzdev (A Just Russia ), Member of State Assembly of the Altai Republic (2010–present), aide to State Duma member, 2016 candidate for this seat
Sergey Kukhtuyekov (Yabloko ), former Member of State Assembly of the Altai Republic (2019–2024), 2024 Civic Initiative head candidate
Pavel Pastukhov (CPCR ), first secretary of the party regional committee
Roman Rekhtin (LDPR ), Member of State Assembly of the Altai Republic (2024–present)
Alexander Surazov (United Russia ), Minister of Youth Policy and Sport of the Altai Republic (2024–present)References
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