The Agin-Buryat constituency (No.215) was a Russian legislative constituency in Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug in 1993–2007. It encompassed the entire territory of Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug. The seat was last occupied by United Russia faction member Iosif Kobzon, a famous estrada singer, who won a by-election in 1997.
The constituency was dissolved in 2007 when State Duma adopted full proportional representation for the next two electoral cycles. In 2008 Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug was merged with Chita Oblast to form Zabaykalsky Krai. Currently the territory of the former Agin-Buryat constituency is part of the Dauria constituency.
Boundaries 1993–2007: Aginskoye, Aginsky District, Duldurginsky District, Mogoytuysky District The constituency had been covering the entirety of Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug since its initial creation in 1993.
Members elected ElectionMemberParty1993Bair ZhamsuyevIndependent19951997Iosif KobzonIndependent19992003
Election results 1993 Declared candidates Tsyrendorzhi Damdinov (Independent), former First Deputy Chairman of the Amur Oblast Committee for the Management of State Property (1993) Tsyren Nimbuyev (Independent), former People's Deputy of the Soviet Union (1989–1991) Bair Zhamsuyev (Independent), Deputy Head of Administration of Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug – Permanent Representative to the Government of Russia (1990–present)
Withdrawn candidates Ochir Damdinov (Independent), postgraduate student
Results
! colspan=2 style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Candidate ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Party ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |Votes ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |% |- |style="background-color:"| |align=left|Bair Zhamsuyev |align=left|Independent | |48.97% |- |style="background-color:"| |align=left|Tsyren Nimbuyev |align=left|Independent | |22.75% |- |style="background-color:"| |align=left|Tsyrendorzhi Damdinov |align=left|Independent | |13.12% |- |style="background-color:#000000"| |colspan=2 |against all | |7.95% |- | colspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;"| |- style="font-weight:bold" | colspan="3" style="text-align:left;" | Total | | 100% |- | colspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;"| |- style="font-weight:bold" | colspan="4" |Source: |Результаты выборов по одномандатному избирательному округу, 1993
1995 Declared candidates Tatyana Fomenko (Independent), poultry farm director Maria Rozhkova (Independent), engineer Erdem Tsybikzhapov (Independent), former People's Deputy of Russia (1990–1993) Bair Tushemilov (Independent), businessman Bair Zhamsuyev (Independent), incumbent Member of State Duma (1994–present), Chairman of the Duma Committee on Nationalities (1994–present)
Results
! colspan=2 style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Candidate ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Party ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |Votes ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |% |- |style="background-color:"| |align=left|Bair Zhamsuyev (incumbent) |align=left|Independent | |37.63% |- |style="background-color:"| |align=left|Bair Tushemilov |align=left|Independent | |36.38% |- |style="background-color:"| |align=left|Tatyana Fomenko |align=left|Independent | |14.96% |- |style="background-color:"| |align=left|Maria Rozhkova |align=left|Independent | |5.88% |- |style="background-color:"| |align=left|Erdem Tsybikzhapov |align=left|Independent | |0.60% |- |style="background-color:#000000"| |colspan=2 |against all | |2.99% |- | colspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;"| |- style="font-weight:bold" | colspan="3" style="text-align:left;" | Total | | 100% |- | colspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;"| |- style="font-weight:bold" | colspan="4" |Source: |Результаты выборов по одномандатному избирательному округу, 1995
1997 Declared candidates Vladimir Chimitdorzhin (Independent), college lecturer, 1997 gubernatorial candidate Yevgeny Grishin (Independent) Iosif Kobzon (Independent), former People's Deputy of the Soviet Union (1989–1991), estrada singer Aleksandr Morozov (Independent), crime boss, convicted felon Boris Rabdano (Independent), journalist Bator Zhigzhitzhapov (Independent), former First Deputy Head of Administration of Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug
Results
! colspan=2 style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Candidate ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Party ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |Votes ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |% |- |style="background-color:"| |align=left|Iosif Kobzon |align=left|Independent | |86.77% |- |style="background-color:"| |align=left|Vladimir Chimitdorzhin |align=left|Independent | |2.88% |- |style="background-color:"| |align=left|Vladimir Grishin |align=left|Independent | |2.57% |- |style="background-color:"| |align=left|Bator Zhigzhitzhapov |align=left|Independent | |2.20% |- |style="background-color:"| |align=left|Boris Rabdano |align=left|Independent | |1.25% |- |style="background-color:"| |align=left|Aleksandr Morozov |align=left|Independent | |0.43% |- |style="background-color:#000000"| |colspan=2 |against all | |1.83% |- | colspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;"| |- style="font-weight:bold" | colspan="3" style="text-align:left;" | Total | | 100% |- | colspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;"| |- style="font-weight:bold" | colspan="4" |Source: |Результаты дополнительных выборов по одномандатному избирательному округу, 1997
1999 Declared candidates Tsyrendorzhi Damdinov (Yabloko), Member of Agin-Buryat Okrug Duma (1994–present), 1993 candidate for this seat Iosif Kobzon (Independent), incumbent Member of State Duma (1997–present) Valery Sodboyev (Independent), wrestling coach
Results
! colspan=2 style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Candidate ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Party ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |Votes ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |% |- |style="background-color:"| |align=left|Iosif Kobzon (incumbent) |align=left|Independent | |91.21% |- |style="background-color:"| |align=left|Tsyrendorzhi Damdinov |align=left|Yabloko | |3.13% |- |style="background-color:"| |align=left|Valery Sodboyev |align=left|Independent | |2.75% |- | colspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;"| |- style="font-weight:bold" | colspan="3" style="text-align:left;" | Total | | 100% |- | colspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;"| |- style="font-weight:bold" | colspan="4" |Source:
2003 Declared candidates Tsyrendorzhi Damdinov (Yabloko), Member of Agin-Buryat Okrug Duma (1994–present), 1993 and 1999 candidate for this seat Bair Dorzhiyev (Independent), Mayor of Aginskoye (2000–present) Aleksandr Ivanov (Independent), realtor Iosif Kobzon (Independent), incumbent Member of State Duma (1997–present) Lubsan Sukhodayev (LDPR), journalist Dorzho Tumunbayarov (CPRF), Member of Chita Oblast Duma (1996–present)
Results
! colspan=2 style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Candidate ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Party ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |Votes ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |% |- |style="background-color:"| |align=left|Iosif Kobzon (incumbent) |align=left|Independent | |82.12% |- |style="background-color:"| |align=left|Bair Dorzhiyev |align=left|Independent | |9.82% |- |style="background-color:"| |align=left|Tsyrendorzhi Damdinov |align=left|Yabloko | |2.31% |- |style="background-color:"| |align=left|Dorzho Tumunbayarov |align=left|Communist Party | |1.87% |- |style="background-color:"| |align=left|Lubsan Sukhodayev |align=left|Liberal Democratic Party | |0.92% |- |style="background-color:"| |align=left|Aleksandr Ivanov |align=left|Independent | |0.77% |- |style="background-color:#000000"| |colspan=2 |against all | |1.18% |- | colspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;"| |- style="font-weight:bold" | colspan="3" style="text-align:left;" | Total | | 100% |- | colspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;"| |- style="font-weight:bold" | colspan="4" |Source:
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