Southern constituency (Dagestan)

Southern single-member constituency
Constituency of the Russian State Duma
Constituency boundaries from 2016 to 2026
Deputy	Dzhamaladin Gasanov United Russia
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 Southern constituency (No.12 ^[a] ) is a Russian legislative constituency in 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.

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

Summary of the 12 December 1993 Russian legislative election in the Buynaksk constituency

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Gamid Gamidov	Independent	173,861	43.86%
	Gamidulakh Magomedov	Independent	–	20.32%
	Magomed Chartayev	Agrarian Party	–	–
	Sheyikh Ibragimov	Civic Union	–	–
	Omar Kurbanov	Independent	–	–
	Gapiz Musayev	Independent	–	–
	Agalar Pulatov	Independent	–	–
	Magomat Saidov	Independent	–	–
	Bayram Salayev	Party of Russian Unity and Accord	–	–
	Gamid Shikhakhmedov	Yavlinsky–Boldyrev–Lukin	–	–
Total			396,444	100%
Source:				[7]

1995

Summary of the 17 December 1995 Russian legislative election in the Buynaksk constituency

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:				[8]

1998

Summary of the 29 March 1998 by-election in the Buynaksk constituency

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Magomedfazil Azizov	Independent	248,911	54.00%
	Magomed Aliyev	Independent	166,134	–
Total			–	100%
Source:				[9]

1999

Summary of the 19 December 1999 Russian legislative election in the Buynaksk constituency

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:				[10]

2003

Summary of the 7 December 2003 Russian legislative election in the Buynaksk constituency

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:				[11]

2016

Summary of the 18 September 2016 Russian legislative election in the Southern constituency

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%
	Gayiberg 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:				[12]

2021

Summary of the 17-19 September 2021 Russian legislative election in the Southern constituency

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:				[13]

Notes

1. Buynaksk constituency No.10 in 1993-2003, Buynaksk constituency No.11 in 2003-2007
2. appointed Deputy Chairman of the Government of Russia in August 1997

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