| Tuva single-member constituency | |
|---|---|
 Russian State Duma | |
 | |
| Deputy | vacant |
| Federal subject | Tyva Republic |
| Districts | Ak-Dovurak, Bay-Tayginsky, Barun-Khemchiksky, Chaa-Kholsky, Chedi-Kholsky, Dzun-Khemchiksky, Erzinsky, Kaa-Khemsky, Kyzyl, Kyzylsky, Mongun-Tayginsky, Ovyursky, Piy-Khemsky, Sut-Kholsky, Tandinsky, Tere-Kholsky, Tes-Khemsky, Todzhinsky, Ulug-Khemsky |
| Voters | 197,099 (2021)1 |
The Tuva constituency (No.32a) is a Russian legislative constituency in Tuva. The constituency encompasses the entire territory of Tuva.
The constituency has been vacant since December 30, 2025, following the resignation of one-term United Russia deputy Aidyn Saryglar, who was appointed Mayor of Kyzyl.
Boundaries
1993–2007, 2016–present: Ak-Dovurak, Bay-Tayginsky District, Barun-Khemchiksky District, Chaa-Kholsky District, Chedi-Kholsky District, Dzun-Khemchiksky District, Erzinsky District, Kaa-Khemsky District, Kyzyl, Kyzylsky District, Mongun-Tayginsky District, Ovyursky District, Piy-Khemsky District, Sut-Kholsky District, Tandinsky District, Tere-Kholsky District,b Tes-Khemsky District, Todzhinsky District, Ulug-Khemsky District23456
The constituency has been covering the entirety of Tuva since its initial creation in 1993.
Members elected
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Kara-Kys Arakchaa | Independent | |
| 1995 | Galina Salchak | Our Home – Russia | |
| 1999 | Nikolay Loktionovc | Unity | |
| 2001 | Chylgychy Ondar | Independent | |
| 2003 | |||
| 2007 | Proportional representation - no election by constituency | ||
| 2011 | |||
| 2016 | Mergen Oorzhak | United Russia | |
| 2021 | Aidyn Saryglard | United Russia | |
Election results
1993
Declared candidates
- Kara-Kys Arakchaa (Independent), chemistry leading researcher
- Vladimir Bagay-ool (Independent), advisor to President of the Republic of Tuva Sherig-ool Oorzhak
- Anatoly Damba-Khuurak (Independent), Prosecutor of Tuva (1992–present)
- Yury Komarov (Civic Union), former People's Deputy of the Soviet Union (1989–1991), construction executive
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kara-Kys Arakchaa | Independent | 30,554 | 28.37% | |
| Anatoly Damba-Khuurak | Independent | 24,331 | 22.59% | |
| Vladimir Bagay-ool | Independent | 23,510 | 21.83% | |
| Yury Komarov | Civic Union | 14,861 | 13.80% | |
| against all | 6,515 | 6.05% | ||
| Total | 107,716 | 100% | ||
| Source: | 78 | |||
1995
Declared candidates
- Kara-Kys Arakchaa (BIR), incumbent Member of State Duma (1994–present)
- Aleksandr Kashin (LDPR), coordinator of the party regional office
- Amur Khoyugban (Independent), Member of Great Khural of Tuva (1993–present)
- Viktor Molomday (Independent), businessman
- Sonchukchu Mongush (APR), experimental farm director
- Tatyana Nikolayeva (DVR–OD), Member of Great Khural of Tuva (1993–present)
- Altai Piche-ool (Independent), former People's Deputy of Russia (1990–1993)
- Galina Salchak (NDR), Minister of Finance of Tuva (1994–present)
- Vyacheslav Salchak (PGL), aide to State Duma member
- Anatoly Seren (CPRF), journalist
- Vladimir Serikov (Independent), military commissioner of Kyzyl (1995–present)
Withdrawn candidates
- Chylgychy Ondar (Independent), Deputy Premier of Tuva (1994–present) (endorsed Galina Salchak)
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galina Salchak | Our Home – Russia | 44,853 | 40.95% | |
| Kara-Kys Arakchaa (incumbent) | Ivan Rybkin Bloc | 25,350 | 23.14% | |
| Aleksandr Kashin | Liberal Democratic Party | 7,225 | 6.60% | |
| Anatoly Seren | Communist Party | 6,530 | 5.96% | |
| Tatyana Nikolayeva | Democratic Choice of Russia – United Democrats | 5,074 | 4.63% | |
| Vladimir Serikov | Independent | 3,683 | 3.36% | |
| Sonchukchu Mongush | Agrarian Party | 2,673 | 2.44% | |
| Altai Piche-ool | Independent | 2,386 | 2.18% | |
| Amur Khoyugban | Independent | 1,530 | 1.40% | |
| Vyacheslav Salchak | Pamfilova–Gurov–Lysenko | 1,445 | 1.32% | |
| against all | 3,541 | 3.23% | ||
| Total | 109,530 | 100% | ||
| Source: | 9 | |||
1999
Results by district
- Nikolay Loktionov: 40–50%50–60%60–70%70–80%
- Galina Salchak: 40–50%50–60%60–70%70–80%
Declared candidates
- Ostap Damba-Khuurak (LDPR), unemployed
- Sergey Konviz (Independent), businessman
- Nikolay Loktionov (Unity), Deputy Minister of Emergency Situations of Russia (1994–present), Internal Service colonel general
- Galina Salchak (OVR), incumbent Member of State Duma (1996–present)
- Natalia Tovuu (Independent), psychology associate professor
Failed to qualify
- Valery Salchak (NDR), former First Deputy Premier of Tuva – Minister of Economy (1990–1994)
- Anatoly Seren (DN), Chairman of the Tuva State Committee on Press and Information, 1995 CPRF candidate for this seat
- Aleksey Tevek (Independent), pensioner
Did not file
- Vladimir Biche-ool (Independent), Head of the Kyzyl Department of Social Development (1998–present)
- Valery Irgit (Independent), Member of Great Khural of Tuva (1999–present), retired KGB officer
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikolay Loktionov | Unity | 55,823 | 50.06% | |
| Galina Salchak (incumbent) | Fatherland – All Russia | 43,280 | 38.81% | |
| Ostap Damba-Khuurak | Liberal Democratic Party | 2,724 | 2.44% | |
| Sergey Konviz | Independent | 1,976 | 1.77% | |
| Natalia Tovuu | Independent | 1,036 | 0.93% | |
| against all | 3,673 | 3.29% | ||
| Total | 111,515 | 100% | ||
| Source: | 10 | |||
2001
Results by district
- Chylgychy Ondar: 30–40%40–50%50–60%
- Sergey Mongush: 20–30%40–50%50–60%
Declared candidates
- Aleksandr Kashin (Independent), Mayor of Kyzyl (1998–present), 1995 candidate for this seat, 1997 presidential candidate
- Sergey Mongush (Independent), Minister of Internal Affairs of Tuva (1994–present), MVD major general
- Viktor Norbu (Independent), banker
- Chylgychy Ondar (Independent), Deputy Premier of Tuva (1994–present), 1995 candidate for this seat
- Vladimir Tavberidze (Independent), transportation businessman
Failed to qualify
- Kalin-ool Kuzhuget (Independent), geology leading researcher, uncle of Minister of Emergency Situations of Russia Sergey Shoigu
Did not file
- Artyk Khovalyg (Independent), writer
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chylgychy Ondar | Independent | 27,206 | 39.46% | |
| Sergey Mongush | Independent | 25,071 | 36.36% | |
| Viktor Norbu | Independent | 8,954 | 12.99% | |
| Aleksandr Kashin | Independent | 2,501 | 3.63% | |
| Vladimir Tavberidze | Independent | 773 | 1.12% | |
| against all | 2,275 | 3.30% | ||
| Total | 68,945 | 100% | ||
| Source: | 11 | |||
2003
Declared candidates
- Ivan Chuchev (CPRF), sovkhoz director
- Ostap Damba-Khuurak (LDPR), Member of Kyzyl City Khural, municipal enterprise director
- Eker-ool Manchyn (VR–ES), entrepreneur
- Chylgychy Ondar (Independent), incumbent Member of State Duma (2001–present)
- Vyacheslav Ushkalov (SDPR), Member of Great Khural of Tuva (1999–present)
Withdrawn candidates
- Sholban Kara-ool (United Russia), First Deputy Premier of Tuva – Minister of Trade, Consumer Services, and Entrepreneurship (2003–present), 2002 head candidate
- Olzey-ool Oorzhak (Independent), attorney
Did not file
- Vladimir Bagay-ool (Independent), former advisor to President of the Republic of Tuva Sherig-ool Oorzhak, 1993 candidate for this seat
- Aleksandr Kashin (Independent), former Mayor of Kyzyl (1998–2002), 1995 and 2001 candidate for this seat, 1997 and 2002 head candidate
- Sergey Kuular (Independent), unemployed
- Andrey Shumov (Independent), driver
- Aleksey Tevek (Independent), humanities senior researcher, 1999 candidate for this seat
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chylgychy Ondar (incumbent) | Independent | 53,899 | 61.24% | |
| Ivan Chuchev | Communist Party | 22,550 | 25.62% | |
| Vyacheslav Ushkalov | Social Democratic Party | 3,125 | 3.55% | |
| Eker-ool Manchyn | Great Russia – Eurasian Union | 2,255 | 2.56% | |
| Ostap Damba-Khuurak | Liberal Democratic Party | 1,149 | 1.31% | |
| against all | 3,351 | 3.81% | ||
| Total | 88,163 | 100% | ||
| Source: | 12 | |||
2016
Declared candidates
- Mergen Anai-ool (CPRF), Head of Ulug-Khemsky District (2012–present)
- Igor Frent (LDPR), driver
- Aibek Maady (CPCR), retired MVD officer
- Mongun-ool Mongush (PARNAS), former Member of Great Khural of Tuva (2002–2010)
- Mergen Oorzhak (United Russia), Senator from Tuva (2014–present)
- Valery Salchak (Yabloko), pensioner
- Vladimir Seren-Khuurak (A Just Russia), sports school deputy director
Withdrawn candidates
- Timur Naidyn (Independent), judicial clerk
Declined
- Viktor Glukhov (United Russia), Member of Great Khural of Tuva (2010–present)13 (lost the primary)
- Konstantin Mazurevsky (United Russia), first deputy head of the party central executive committee (2012–present), former Minister of Justice of Tuva (2008–2009)13 (lost the primary, ran on the party list)
- Larisa Shoigu (United Russia), Member of State Duma (2007–present)13 (won the primary, ran on the party list)
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mergen Oorzhak | United Russia | 108,896 | 77.39% | |
| Mergen Anai-Ool | Communist Party | 8,949 | 6.36% | |
| Igor Frent | Liberal Democratic Party | 5,721 | 4.07% | |
| Vladimir Seren-Khuurak | A Just Russia | 4,587 | 3.26% | |
| Valery Salchak | Yabloko | 4,189 | 2.98% | |
| Mongun-ool Mongush | People's Freedom Party | 3,117 | 2.22% | |
| Aibek Maady | Communists of Russia | 2,624 | 1.86% | |
| Total | 140,705 | 100% | ||
| Source: | 14 | |||
2021
Declared candidates
- Ayas Chudaan-ool (Rodina), former Deputy Head of the Republic of Tuva (2016–2019)
- Eres Kara-Sal (LDPR), Member of Great Khural of Tuva (2020–present)
- Renat Oorzhak (SR–ZP), Commissioner for Entrepreneurs' Rights in Tuva (2020–present)
- Mikhail Sanchai (RPPSS), former First Deputy Prosecutor of Tuva
- Aidyn Saryglar (United Russia), Deputy Minister of Health of Tuva (2021–present)
- Ayan Soyan (The Greens), Head of Eer-Khavaksky Sumon
- Roman Tamoyev (CPRF), Member of Kyzyl Khural of Representatives (2018–present), first secretary of the party regional office
Did not file
- Irina Saaya (CPCR), perennial candidate
Declined
- Vitaly Bartyna-Sady (United Russia), former Member of Great Khural of Tuva (2002–2011, 2014–2019)15 (lost the primary)
- Yury Kara-ool (United Russia), Member of Great Khural of Tuva (1998–2002, 2006–present)15 (lost the primary)
- Ayana Mongush (United Russia), Member of Great Khural of Tuva (2019–present), middle school principal15 (lost the primary)
- Eduard Ondar (United Russia), actor15 (lost the primary)
- Mergen Oorzhak (United Russia), incumbent Member of State Duma (2016–present)15 (lost the primary)
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aidyn Saryglar | United Russia | 121,936 | 74.43% | |
| Renat Oorzhak | A Just Russia — For Truth | 14,717 | 8.98% | |
| Roman Tamoyev | Communist Party | 6,898 | 4.21% | |
| Ayas Chudaan-ool | Rodina | 6,625 | 4.04% | |
| Eres Kara-Sal | Liberal Democratic Party | 5,420 | 3.20% | |
| Mikhail Sanchai | Party of Pensioners | 2,983 | 1.82% | |
| Ayan Soyan | The Greens | 1,960 | 1.20% | |
| Total | 163,836 | 100% | ||
| Source: | 16 | |||
2026
Potential candidates
- Aidysmaa Chadamba (CPRF), cosmetology lecturer17
- Buyan Kuular (United Russia), Minister for Youth of Tuva (2025–present), Hero of Russia (2024)18
Notes
Notes
- No.28 in 1993-1995 and 2003-2007, No.27 in 1995-2003
- split from Kyzylsky District in 2003
- appointed Auditor of the Accounts Chamber of Russia in April 2001
- appointed Mayor of Kyzyl in December 2025
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