Blagoveshchensk constituency (Bashkortostan)

Blagoveshchensk single-member constituency
Blagoveshchensk single-member constituency
Constituency of the ; Russian State Duma
	Constituency boundaries since 2016
Deputy	Yulai Kidrasov; United Russia
Federal subject	Republic of Bashkortostan
Districts	Askinsky, Baltachevsky, Belokataysky, Birsky, Blagoveshchensky, Burayevsky, Duvansky, Karaidelsky, Kiginsky, Kushnarenkovsky, Mechetlinsky, Mishkinsky, Nurimanovsky, Salavatsky, Tatyshlinsky, Ufa (Leninsky, Ordzhonikidzevsky), Ufimsky (Alekseyevsky, Cherkassky, Dmitriyevsky, Karmasansky, Krasnoyarsky, Mikhaylovsky, Milovsky, Nikolayevsky, Shemyaksky)
Voters	502,378 (2026)

The Blagoveshchensk constituency (No.4) is a Russian legislative constituency in Bashkortostan. The constituency covers parts of Ufa as well as northern and north-eastern Bashkiria. The present day Blagoveshchensk constituency was created in 2015 from parts of former Ordzhonikidzevsky, Kalininsky and Sovetsky constituencies.

The constituency has been represented since 2026 by United Russia deputy Yulai Kidrasov, former Member of State Assembly of the Republic of Bashkortostan and construction businessman, who won the open seat after defeating three-term United Russia incumbent Rafael Mardanshin in the primary.

Boundaries

1993–2003 Birsk constituency: Agidel, Askinsky District, Baltachevsky District, Belokataysky District, Birsk, Birsky District, Buzdyaksky District, Burayevsky District, Duvansky District, Dyurtyuli, Dyurtyulinsky District, Kaltasinsky District, Karaidelsky District, Kiginsky District, Krasnokamsky District, Mechetlinsky District, Mishkinsky District, Neftekamsk, Nurimanovsky District, Salavatsky District, Tatyshlinsky District, Yanaul, Yanaulsky District
The constituency covered the entirety of northern Bashkiria and north-central parts of the republic, including the towns of Agidel, Birsk, Neftekamsk, Yanaul and oil-rich areas in the northwest.

2003–2007 Ordzhonikidzevsky constituency: Agidel, Neftekamsk, Bakalinsky District, Birsk, Birsky District, Blagoveshchensk, Blagoveshchensky District, Dyurtyuli, Dyurtyulinsky District, Ilishevsky District, Kaltasinsky District, Krasnokamsky District, Sharansky District, Ufa (Ordzhonikizdevsky)
The constituency was significantly altered after the 2003 redistricting, losing the entirety of rural northern and north-eastern Bashkiria to Klaininsky constituency. The constituency instead stretched southwards along the Syun river (formerly Tuymazy constituency) as well as to the south-east to Ufa, gaining Ordzhinikidzevsky District of the city and Blagoveshchensk from Oktyabrsky constituency.

2016–present: Askinsky District, Baltachevsky District, Belokataysky District, Birsky District, Blagoveshchensky District, Burayevsky District, Duvansky District, Karaidelsky District, Kiginsky District, Kushnarenkovsky District, Mechetlinsky District, Mishkinsky District, Nurimanovsky District, Salavatsky District, Tatyshlinsky District, Ufa (Leninsky, Ordzhonikidzevsky), Ufimsky (Alexeyevka, Cherkassy, Dmitriyevka, Karmasan, Krasny Yar, Mikhaylovka, Milovka, Nikolayevka, Oktyabrsky)
The constituency was re-created for the 2016 election and received a new name "Blagoveshchensk constituency". This seat retained Ordzhonikidzevsky District of Ufa and suburban and exurban areas to the north of the city, including Blagoveshchensk. The constituency regained most of northern and north-eastern Bashkortostan from the dissolved Kalininsky constituency.

Members elected

Election		Member	Party
	1993	Ramil Mirsayev	Independent
	1995	Alzam Saifullin	Agrarian Party
	1998	Vladimir Protopopov	Our Home – Russia
	1999	Ragib Gimayev	Fatherland – All Russia
	2003	Aleksandr Furman	United Russia
2007		Proportional representation - no election by constituency
2011		Proportional representation - no election by constituency
	2016	Ildar Bikbayev	United Russia
	2021	Rafael Mardanshin	United Russia
	2026	Yulai Kidrasov	United Russia

Election results

1993

Declared candidates

Robert Akhiyarov (Independent), businessman
Alim Akhmadeyev (Independent), Birsk State Pedagogical Institute professor
Vladimir Gofman (Independent), geologist
Marat Malikov (Independent), Bashkir State University department of constitutional law head
Ramil Mirsayev (Independent), Member of Supreme Council of Bashkortostan (1990–present), Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food of Bashkortostan (1991–present)
Yury Sharipov (Civic Union), former People's Deputy of the Soviet Union (1989–1991), telecommunications executive
Boris Tsynyshev (Independent), kolkhoz chairman

Results

Summary of the 12 December 1993 Russian legislative election in the Birsk constituency
Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Ramil Mirsayev	Independent	123,281	37.53%
	Robert Akhiyarov	Independent	–	11.53%
	Alim Akhmadeyev	Independent	–	–
	Vladimir Gofman	Independent	–	–
	Marat Malikov	Independent	–	–
	Yury Sharipov	Civic Union	–	–
	Boris Tsynyshev	Independent	–	–

Total			328,510	100%

Source:

1995

Declared candidates

Eduard Khusnutdinov (Independent), journalist
Alzam Saifullin (APR), First Deputy Mayor of Dyurtyuli and Dyurtyulinsky District – Head of the Department of Agriculture
Nur Salikhov (Independent), kolkhoz chairman
Viktor Vishnyakov (LDPR), Member of State Duma (1994–present)

Declined

Ramil Mirsayev (Independent), incumbent Member of State Duma (1994–present)

Results

Summary of the 17 December 1995 Russian legislative election in the Birsk constituency
Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Alzam Saifullin	Agrarian Party	174,591	47.12%
	Nur Salikhov	Independent	103,251	27.87%
	Eduard Khusnutdinov	Independent	45,668	12.33%
	Viktor Vishnyakov	Liberal Democratic Party	21,780	5.88%
	against all		18,556	5.01%

Total			370,516	100%

Source:

1998

Declared candidates

Rafis Kadyrov (Independent), billionaire banker, 1993 presidential candidate
Fargat Khabibullin (Independent), union leader
Flyus Khabibullin (Independent), businessman
Rim Niyazgulov (Independent), museum director, Muslim activist
Yury Ostanin (Independent)
Vladimir Protopopov (NDR), Member of State Assembly of the Republic of Bashkortostan (1995–present), Neftekamsk Automotive Plant director general
Yury Sadykov (Independent), former People's Deputy of Russia (1990–1993)
Firat Valeyev (Uzille) (Independent), journalist
Anver Yumagulov (Independent), human rights activist, journalist

Results

Summary of the 8 February 1998 by-election in the Birsk constituency
Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Vladimir Protopopov	Our Home – Russia	133,037	44.76%
	Fargat Khabibullin	Independent	67,942	22.86%
	Rafis Kadyrov	Independent	23,276	7.83%
	Yury Sadykov	Independent	18,778	6.32%
	Flyus Khabibullin	Independent	7,131	2.40%
	Firat Valeyev (Uzille)	Independent	5,963	2.01%
	Yury Ostanin	Independent	5,963	2.01%
	Rim Niyazgulov	Independent	4,699	1.58%
	Anver Yumagulov	Independent	3,984	1.34%
	against all		13,532	4.55%

Total			297,223	100%

Source:

1999

Declared candidates

Ural Fatikhov (Independent), attorney
Ragib Gimayev (OVR), former Member of Supreme Council of Bashkortostan (1980–1995), rector of Bashkir State University (1981–present)
Pyotr Iltimirov (Independent), insurance executive
Irek Ishbuldin (Independent), college lecturer
Vera Seksyayeva (CPRF), math teacher
Firat Valeyev (Uzille) (Yabloko), journalist, 1998 candidate for this seat

Withdrawn candidates

Eduard Khusnutdinov (Independent), journalist, 1995 candidate for this seat

Did not file

Svetlana Demyanova (Women of Russia), community activist
Nina Nasibullina (KTR–zSS), gymnasium deputy principal
Sergey Shuvalov (LDPR)

Declined

Vladimir Protopopov (Independent), incumbent Member of State Duma (1998–present)

Results

Summary of the 19 December 1999 Russian legislative election in the Birsk constituency
Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Ragib Gimayev	Fatherland – All Russia	195,442	51.33%
	Vera Seksyayeva	Communist Party	74,704	19.62%
	Firat Valeyev (Uzille)	Yabloko	26,600	6.99%
	Pyotr Iltimirov	Independent	18,852	4.95%
	Ural Fatikhov	Independent	15,626	4.10%
	Irek Ishbuldin	Independent	13,522	3.55%
	against all		28,534	7.49%

Total			380,728	100%

Source:

2003

Declared candidates

Darya Bogdanova (ORP Rus'), political strategist
Pavel Dikov (Rodina), attorney
Rafail Dzhalilov (Independent), billionaire businessman
Aleksandr Furman (United Russia), TNK executive
Mikhail Generalov (Independent), unemployed
Irek Ishbuldin (Independent), individual entrepreneur, 1999 candidate for this seat
Eduard Khusnutdinov (Yabloko), journalist, human rights activist, 1995 and 1999 candidate for this seat
Vyacheslav Kvyat (Independent), Member of State Assembly of the Republic of Bashkortostan (2003–present), businessman, father of Daniil Kvyat
Guzalia Nigmatullina (Independent), middle school principal
Vera Seksyayeva (CPRF), chairwoman of the People's Patriotic Union of Russia regional office, 1999 candidate for this seat
Rafis Zarifyanov (LDPR), party coordinator in Neftekamsk

Did not file

Vadim Abdrashitov (Independent), filmmaker
Radik Knyazev (Independent), individual entrepreneur
Aleksandr Kulagin (Independent), garden cooperative chairman
Nina Nasibullina (Independent), Russian and literature teacher, 1999 candidate for this seat
Rinat Nizamov (Independent), economist
Alina Rakayeva (Independent), college administrator
Alik Timerkayev (APR), kolkhoz chairman
Rima Vodenko (Independent), Trade Representative of Bashkortostan in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug

Declined

Ragib Gimayev (Independent), incumbent Member of State Duma (2000–present) (ran in the Kirovsky constituency)

Results

Summary of the 7 December 2003 Russian legislative election in the Ordzhonikidzevsky constituency
Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Aleksandr Furman	United Russia	143,541	39.81%
	Vyacheslav Kvyat	Independent	67,407	18.70%
	Vera Seksyayeva	Communist Party	29,020	8.05%
	Rafis Zarifyanov	Liberal Democratic Party	15,112	4.19%
	Rafail Dzhalilov	Independent	14,194	3.94%
	Irek Ishbuldin	Independent	13,141	3.64%
	Darya Bogdanova	United Russian Party Rus'	12,182	3.38%
	Pavel Dikov	Rodina	12,148	3.37%
	Mikhail Generalov	Independent	5,724	1.59%
	against all		29,378	8.15%

Total			361,007	100%

Source:

2016

Declared candidates

Valiakhmet Badretdinov (A Just Russia), former Member of State Assembly of the Republic of Bashkortostan (1999–2003), journalist
Ildar Bikbayev (United Russia), chief of staff to the Civic Chamber of Bashkortostan, 2014 Patriots of Russia presidential candidate
Rafis Kadyrov (Rodina), billionaire banker, 1993 and 1998 presidential candidate, 1998 candidate for this seat
Rustam Khafizov (CPRF), Member of Ufa City Council (2012–present), gas businessman
Alla Kuzmina (Party of Growth), businesswoman
Oleg Likhachyov (CPCR), actor, songwriter
Vyacheslav Ryabov (LDPR), Member of Ufa City Council (2012–present), aide to State Duma member Vladimir Zhirinovsky

Withdrawn candidates

Rafail Dzhalilov (Patriots of Russia), billionaire businessman, 2003 candidate for this seat

Failed to qualify

Yelena Anokhina (Independent), chemical lab assistant

Declined

Ramazan Ramazanov (United Russia), Member of State Assembly of the Republic of Bashkortostan (2013–present), oil executive (lost the primary)

Results

Summary of the 18 September 2016 Russian legislative election in the Blagoveshchensk constituency
Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Ildar Bikbayev	United Russia	186,444	50.55%
	Vyacheslav Ryabov	Liberal Democratic Party	57,008	15.46%
	Rustam Khafizov	Communist Party	36,253	9.83%
	Valiakhmet Badretdinov	A Just Russia	26,864	7.28%
	Rafis Kadyrov	Rodina	26,397	7.16%
	Oleg Likhachyov	Communists of Russia	15,988	4.33%
	Alla Kuzmina	Party of Growth	13,773	3.73%

Total			368,827	100%

Source:

2021

Declared candidates

Kristina Abramicheva (Yabloko), Member of Bashkortostan Council for Human Rights (2019–present), art critic
Zulfia Bagautdinova (The Greens), medical businesswoman
Anton Belonogov (New People), businessman
Ramil Biktimirov (RPPSS), retired Russian Navy captain 1st rank
Dmitry Ivanov (LDPR), Member of State Assembly of the Republic of Bashkortostan (2018–present), aide to State Duma member Ivan Sukharev
Rafael Mardanshin (United Russia), Member of State Duma (2011–present)
Aleksey Nilov (SR–ZP), Member of State Assembly of the Republic of Bashkortostan (2018–present), lawyer
Yevgeny Romanchikov (CPRF), construction businessman
Sania Timasova (Party of Growth), businesswoman

Declined

Ildar Bikbayev (United Russia), incumbent Member of State Duma (2016–present) (ran on the party list)

Results

Summary of the 17-19 September 2021 Russian legislative election in the Blagoveshchensk constituency
Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Rafael Mardanshin	United Russia	256,876	64.11%
	Yevgeny Romanchikov	Communist Party	53,807	13.43%
	Aleksey Nilov	A Just Russia — For Truth	23,653	5.90%
	Dmitry Ivanov	Liberal Democratic Party	18,938	4.73%
	Ramil Biktimirov	Party of Pensioners	13,575	3.39%
	Anton Belonogov	New People	11,569	2.89%
	Zulfia Bagautdinova	The Greens	8,444	2.11%
	Kristina Abramicheva	Yabloko	5,639	1.41%
	Sania Timasova	Party of Growth	3,306	0.83%

Total			400,678	100%

Source:

2026

Declared candidates

Vildan Abrarov (The Greens), singer, event host
Azat Adelmurdin (New People), entrepreneur
Lyaisan Garipova (LDPR), Member of Iglinsky District Council (2024–present), aide to State Duma member Ivan Sukharev
Airat Khanov [ru] (RPPSS), oncology professor
Yulai Kidrasov (United Russia), Member of State Assembly of the Republic of Bashkortostan (2023–present), construction businessman
Artur Shainurov (CPRF), Deputy Chairman of the Ufa City Council (2021–present), former Deputy Prime Minister of Bashkortostan (2013–2017), 2024 head candidate
Rustam Shorov (A Just Russia), Member of State Assembly of the Republic of Bashkortostan (2023–present), businessman

Declined

Rustem Akhunov (United Russia), Member of State Assembly of the Republic of Bashkortostan (2018–present), economic researcher (lost the primary)
Rafael Mardanshin (United Russia), incumbent Member of State Duma (2011–present) (lost the primary)
Alfit Nigamatyanov (United Russia), Member of State Assembly of the Republic of Bashkortostan (2023–present) (lost the primary)
Svetlana Turazyanova (United Russia), former Member of State Assembly of the Republic of Bashkortostan (2018–2023) (lost the primary)

Results

Summary of the 18-20 September 2026 Russian legislative election in the Blagoveshchensk constituency
Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Yulai Kidrasov	United Russia	250,479	63.09%
	Artur Shainurov	Communist Party	43,779	11.03%
	Lyaisan Garipova	Liberal Democratic Party	28,703	7.23%
	Airat Khanov [ru]	Party of Pensioners	20,184	5.08%
	Azat Adelmurdin	New People	17,404	4.38%
	Vildan Abrarov	The Greens	17,134	4.32%
	Rustam Shorov	A Just Russia	15,883	4.00%

Total			397,042	100%

Source:

Notes

↑ Birsk constituency No.3 in 1993-2003, Ordzhonikidzevsky constituency No.6 in 2003-2007
↑ died in August 1997

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Blagoveshchensk single-member constituency
Constituency of the Russian State Duma
Constituency boundaries since 2016
Deputy	Yulai Kidrasov United Russia
Federal subject	Republic of Bashkortostan
Districts	Askinsky, Baltachevsky, Belokataysky, Birsky, Blagoveshchensky, Burayevsky, Duvansky, Karaidelsky, Kiginsky, Kushnarenkovsky, Mechetlinsky, Mishkinsky, Nurimanovsky, Salavatsky, Tatyshlinsky, Ufa (Leninsky, Ordzhonikidzevsky), Ufimsky (Alekseyevsky, Cherkassky, Dmitriyevsky, Karmasansky, Krasnoyarsky, Mikhaylovsky, Milovsky, Nikolayevsky, Shemyaksky)
Voters	502,378 (2026)