Pashinin Pavel Dmitriyevich (born February 2, 1980) is a deputy of the City Duma of Nizhny Novgorod for single-member electoral district No. 21 in the Sormovo District, and chairman of the standing committee on municipal services. He obtained his mandate in a by-election in September 2019 and was reelected in 2020 and 2025. He is a member of the United Russia faction. His primary job is development director at the Nizhny Novgorod Heat Exchange Equipment Plant LLC. [1][2][3]

Biography and education

Born February 2, 1980. Graduated from Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod. [1]

He works as development director at the Nizhny Novgorod Heat Exchange Equipment Plant LLC, an enterprise that manufactures heat exchangers for boiler houses, combined heat and power plants, and heating substations. He lives and works in the Sormovo District. [1][4]

Public work before election

Before entering the representative body, Pashinin was known as a participant in the city's public organizations. He sat on the board of the Nizhny Novgorod regional branch of "Opora Rossii," served on the first convocation of the Public Chamber of Nizhny Novgorod, where he held the post of deputy chairman, and on the fifth convocation of the Public Chamber of Nizhny Novgorod Region. [4][5][6]

In 2018–2019, he spoke in the press on urban development topics: the discussion of the comprehensive transport scheme and private carriers' compliance with their obligations, public oversight of school meals, the progress of the "Formation of a Comfortable Urban Environment" program, the condition of Schelokovsky Khutor, and the opening of the interchange at the Proletarsky Ring. He insisted that significant city decisions should be preceded by discussion with residents. [5][6]

He was the initiator of the educational project "Small Business of a Big City," a series of lectures and master classes for representatives of small and medium-sized businesses, which was conducted jointly with the Public Chamber of the Region and "Opora Rossii." [4]

With regard to Sormovo District, he advocated for the construction of an overpass above the railway tracks at the intersection of Tsiolkovsky and Svetloyarskaya Streets and for the extension of the metro, and also drew attention to the condition of courtyards and pedestrian crossings. [4][7]

Election to the City Duma

In May 2019, Pashinin won the United Russia primary in District No. 21, receiving 75.1 percent of the vote. [8]

On September 8, 2019, by-elections for City Duma deputies were held in Nizhny Novgorod in five districts at once — Nos. 9, 15, 16, 21, and 24, which had become vacant during the year. Eight candidates ran in District No. 21. Pashinin was elected a deputy of the sixth convocation of the City Duma on September 9, 2019. [3][9]

On September 14, 2020, he was re-elected from the same constituency to the City Duma of the seventh convocation, which served from 2020 to 2025. [10][11]

The elections of September 12–14, 2025, were held for the City Duma of the first convocation of the newly formed municipal entity — the urban okrug of the city of Nizhny Novgorod, which merged the city with Kstovsky District; the number of single-member constituencies increased from 35 to 39. In constituency no. 21, Pashinin received 64.53 percent of the vote and retained his seat. [12][13][14]

Constituency No. 21

The constituency covers part of Sormovsky District. Its boundaries include Yubileynyy Boulevard, buildings nos. 31 through 41 on the odd-numbered side of Korablestroiteley Avenue, and the streets of Tsiolkovsky, Fedoseyenko, Kultury, Lobachevsky, Kominterna (buildings 164–170), Novosovetskaya, Rabfakovskaya, Yefremova, Kopernika, Kuzmina, Nikity Rybakova, Ostrovskogo, Pavla Mochalova, Przhevalskogo, Ivana Chugurina, and a number of others, as well as the settlements of 2-ya Stroyka, Belyakovsky, and Torfosklad, the Municipal Clinical Hospital No. 12, and about fifteen horticultural associations. [15]

The deputy's public reception office is located at Yubileynyy Boulevard, 32, in the Krasnoye Sormovo Palace of Culture. [1][15]

Work in the Duma of the First Convocation

In the City Duma of the first convocation, Pashinin chaired the standing commission on municipal affairs. The commission's remit covers the integrated development of engineering infrastructure, the provision of utility services, maintenance of the municipal housing stock, urban improvement, fire safety, and the introduction of digital technologies in municipal management; it comprises seven deputies. [2]

Between October and December 2025, six commission meetings were held under his chairmanship, including one joint session; 25 items were considered, 23 decisions were adopted, seven of which were referred to the full Duma. The main topics were:

  • the progress of the heating season and the readiness of road services for winter
  • improvement of the common areas adjacent to apartment buildings
  • elimination of unauthorized dumpsites
  • demolition of apartment buildings
  • implementation of the municipal programme "Creating a Comfortable Urban Environment"
  • fulfillment of the short-term plan of the regional programme for the capital repair of common property

Budget Committee and Plenary Work

Pashinin also serves on the standing committee on budgetary, financial, and tax policy: during the same period it held nine meetings, considered 45 items, and adopted 35 decisions. The committee dealt with reviewing and executing the urban district budget, candidates for the positions of chairman, deputy chairman, and auditors of the audit chamber, local taxes and benefits, municipal debt management, and the regulations on the budget process. [15]

At the start of the convocation, ten sessions of the City Duma were held — six of them extraordinary — covering 142 agenda items. The deputy attended all of them and voted in favor of the package of founding acts of the new municipality: the charter of the urban district of the city of Nizhny Novgorod, the structure of local self-government bodies and of the Duma itself, the rules of procedure, decisions on the city administration, on the legal succession of the newly established municipality, and on the election of the Duma chairman and the head of the city. [15]

Constituency Work

Between October and December 2025, the public reception office received 39 inquiries: 20 written, eight in person, and 11 via the deputy's social media pages. Of these, 28 were resolved in the constituents' favor; the rest received explanatory responses. Housing and utilities, urban improvement, construction, and repairs were the predominant topics. [15]

In November 2025, on the deputy's initiative, 285,400 rubles were allocated from the city budget for the needs of educational institutions in the district: 85,400 rubles for repairs to the stormwater drainage system at School No. 77, and 100,000 rubles each for repairs to the kitchen and bathroom facilities of one of the groups at Kindergarten No. 457. [15]

From October 15 to December 1, 2025, a public vote was held across the district as part of the Governor's participatory budgeting project "IT'S YOUR CALL!" Residents approved two initiatives for implementation in 2026: renovation of the assembly hall of the Engineering Regional Center at Lyceum No. 82, and the installation of a children's playground at 38 Fedoseenko Street. [15]

Among the deputy's targeted initiatives were the donation of sports equipment and educational games for the rehabilitation of children at Children's City Hospital No. 17 as part of the "Box of Courage" campaign, and participation in the New Year's "Wishing Tree" campaign. [15]

Sources

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