Russian legislative constituency
Kanash single-member constituency Constituency boundaries from 2016 to 2026
Deputy Federal subject Chuvash Republic Districts Batyrevsky , Cheboksarsky (Abashevskoye, Akulevskoye, Atlashevskoye, Kugesi , Shinerposinskoye, Sinyalskoye, Sirmaposinskoye), Cheboksary (Kalininsky), Kanash , Kanashsky , Kozlovsky , Komsomolsky , Krasnoarmeysky , Mariinsko-Posadsky , Novocheboksarsk , Shemurshinsky , Tsivilsky , Urmarsky , Yalchiksky , Yantikovsky Voters 463,226 (2021)[ 1]
The Kanash constituency (No.37[ a] ) is a Russian legislative constituency in Chuvashia . The constituency covers eastern half of Chuvashia, including Novocheboksarsk and eastern Cheboksary .
The constituency has been represented since 2016 by A Just Russia deputy Anatoly Aksakov , a six-term State Duma member, who represented Cheboksary constituency in 2000–2007. Aksakov has been serving as Chairman of the Duma Committee on Financial Markets since October 2016.
1993–2007 : Alatyr , Alatyrsky District , Alikovsky District , Batyrevsky District , Ibresinsky District , Kanash , Kanashsky District , Komsomolsky District , Krasnoarmeysky District , Krasnochetaysky District , Morgaushsky District , Poretsky District , Shemurshinsky District , Shumerlya , Shumerlinsky District , Tsivilsky District , Urmarsky District , Vurnarsky District , Yadrinsky District , Yalchiksky District , Yantikovsky District [ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
The constituency covered most of Chuvashia to the south of Cheboksary metro area, including the towns of Alatyr , Kanash and Sarapul .
2016–2026 : Batyrevsky District , Cheboksarsky District (Abashevo , Akulevskoye, Atlashevskoye, Kugesi , Shinerposinskoye, Sinyalskoye, Sirmaposinskoye), Cheboksary (Kalininsky), Kanash , Kanashsky District , Kozlovsky District , Komsomolsky District , Krasnoarmeysky District , Mariinsko-Posadsky District , Novocheboksarsk , Shemurshinsky District , Tsivilsky District , Urmarsky District , Yalchiksky District , Yantikovsky District [ 5]
The constituency was re-created for the 2016 election . This seat retained only eastern Chuvashia, swapping the rest with Cheboksary constituency for part of Cheboksary itself, Novocheboksarsk and north-eastern part of the region.
Since 2026 : Batyrevsky District , Cheboksarsky District (Alatyrkasy, Alymkasy, Atlashevo, Koderkasy, Lipovo, Nizhny Magaz, Tolikovo, Tomakasy, Urayevo-Magaz, Verkhny Magaz, Yerdovo), Cheboksary (Kalininsky), Kanashsky District , Kozlovsky District , Komsomolsky District , Krasnoarmeysky District , Mariinsko-Posadsky District , Novocheboksarsk , Shemurshinsky District , Tsivilsky District , Urmarsky District , Yalchiksky District , Yantikovsky District [ 6]
After the 2025 redistricting the constituency was slightly altered, losing most of its share of Cheboksarsky District to Cheboksary constituency .
Declared candidates [ edit ]
Valentin Agafonov (Independent ), former Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of Russia (1993), former People's Deputy of Russia (1990–1993)
Yevgeny Dmitriyev (PRES ), Deputy Head of the State Antimonopoly Committee Regional Office (1991–present)
Nikolay Maksimov (DPR ), computer science lecturer
Mikhail Tikhonov (Independent ), journalist
Vyacheslav Tikhonov (Independent ), Minister of Security of Chuvashia (1981–present), major general
Gennady Volkov (Independent ), businessman
Mikhail Yukhma (Independent ), writer, journalist
Declared candidates [ edit ]
Declared candidates [ edit ]
Declared candidates [ edit ]
Robert Churkin (ORP Rus' ), attorney
Konstantin Ilyin (VR–ES ), chairman of the Russian Party of Labor regional office, union activist
Vladimir Izhederov (Independent ), former Member of State Council of the Chuvash Republic (1998–2002), 1997 presidential candidate
Pavel Semyonov (United Russia ), Member of State Council of the Chuvash Republic (2002–present), oil businessman
Valentin Shurchanov (CPRF ), incumbent Member of State Duma (2000–present), 1997 and 2001 presidential candidate
Nikolay Vladimirov (Yabloko ), paralegal
Withdrawn candidates [ edit ]
Declared candidates [ edit ]
Anatoly Aksakov (A Just Russia ), Member of State Duma (2000–present), Chairman of the Duma Committee on Economic Policy, Innovations, and Entrepreneurship (2015–present)
Grigory Danilov (CPRF ), former Member of Cheboksary City Assembly of Deputies (2005–2015), consumers' rights advocate
Aleksandr Kapitonov (Party of Growth ), agriculture businessman
Vladimir Mikhaylov (Rodina ), corporate executive
Valery Pavlov (Patriots of Russia ), former Member of Cheboksary City Assembly of Deputies (2005–2015), construction businessman
Anton Saprykin (Yabloko ), unemployed
Dmitry Semyonov (PARNAS ), journalist
Dmitry Sorokin (GP ), Sberbank regional executive
Konstantin Stepanov (LDPR ), Member of Cheboksary City Assembly of Deputies (2015–present), aide to State Duma member Vasily Zhurko
Anton Trefilov (CPCR ), businessman, perennial candidate
Withdrawn candidates [ edit ]
Summary of the 18 September 2016 Russian legislative election in the Kanash constituency
Candidate
Party
Votes
%
Anatoly Aksakov
A Just Russia
84,920
29.99%
Aleksandr Kapitonov
Party of Growth
60,580
21.39%
Grigory Danilov
Communist Party
38,603
13.63%
Konstantin Stepanov
Liberal Democratic Party
24,527
8.66%
Vladimir Mikhaylov
Rodina
12,049
4.26%
Valery Pavlov
Patriots of Russia
11,095
3.92%
Dmitry Semyonov
People's Freedom Party
9,974
3.52%
Anton Trefilov
Communists of Russia
9,672
3.42%
Dmitry Sorokin
Civic Platform
5,634
1.99%
Anton Saprykin
Yabloko
4,099
1.45%
Total
283,161
100%
Source:
[ 13]
Declared candidates [ edit ]
Anatoly Aksakov (SR–ZP ), incumbent Member of State Duma (2000–present), Chairman of the Duma Committee on Financial Market (2016–present)
Aleksandr Andreyev (CPRF ), Member of State Council of the Chuvash Republic (2016–present), 2020 head candidate
Elza Kuzmina (New People ), individual entrepreneur
Leonid Pronin (United Russia ), Member of Shumerlya Assembly of Deputies (2015–present), community activist
Eduard Romanov (Rodina ), marketing manager
Vyacheclav Solovyov (LDPR ), Member of State Council of the Chuvash Republic (2016–present), lawyer
Nikolay Stepanov (RPPSS ), Member of Cheboksary City Assembly of Deputies (2005–2010, 2020–present), former Member of State Council of the Chuvash Republic (1998–2002)
Aleksandr Vorobyov (The Greens ), former acting Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology of Chuvashia (2020–2021)
Vladimir Anisimov (Yabloko ), pensioner
Aleksandr Golitsyn (GP ), manager at VEB.RF
Potential candidates [ edit ]
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