Government and politics in Kirovohrad Oblast, Ukraine: official figures
Andrii Raikovych is head of the Kirovohrad Oblast State Administration, appointed by Presidential Decree No. 116/2022 of 7 March 2022.
How many seats are in the Kirovohrad Oblast Council?
The Kirovohrad Oblast Council (oblast rada) has 64 seats; 64 deputies were elected at the local elections of 25 October 2020, filling every seat.
Source: Central Election Commission of Ukraine · saved copyMore figures
- By 23 October 2026 the current head of Kirovohrad Oblast had been in post for 4.6 years, 7th longest of 24 among the heads of Ukraine's oblasts. Source: Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine (Government portal) · saved copy
- Across all its councils Kirovohrad Oblast elected 1,493 local deputies on 25 October 2020 out of 1,510 mandates, 8th fewest of 25 regions. Source: Central Election Commission of Ukraine · saved copy
- Of the deputies elected in Kirovohrad Oblast in 2020, 336 to city councils, 376 to settlement councils, 462 to village councils, 175 to district councils. Source: Central Election Commission of Ukraine · saved copy
- With 64 seats, the Kirovohrad Oblast Council is smaller than 10 of the 23 regional councils elected in 2020, the same size as 12 others. Source: Central Election Commission of Ukraine · saved copy
- The local budgets of Kirovohrad Oblast had combined revenue of 17.1 billion hryvnias in 2025, of which 25% came from the state budget. Source: Ministry of Finance of Ukraine · saved copy
How Kirovohrad Oblast compares with other oblasts
Years in office of the current head of the oblast administration (2026)
Kirovohrad Oblast ranks 7 of 24, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Years in office of the current head of the oblast administration |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Chernihiv Oblast | 5.2 |
| 5 | Kharkiv Oblast | 4.8 |
| 6 | Cherkasy Oblast | 4.6 |
| 7 | Kirovohrad Oblast | 4.6 |
| 8 | Kherson Oblast | 3.7 |
| 9 | Odesa Oblast | 3.4 |
| 10 | Donetsk Oblast | 2.8 |
Seats on the oblast council (Kyiv: city council), 2020 election (2020)
Kirovohrad Oblast ranks 14 of 23, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Seats on the oblast council (Kyiv: city council), 2020 election |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Volyn Oblast | 64 |
| 12 | Zhytomyr Oblast | 64 |
| 13 | Zakarpattia Oblast | 64 |
| 14 | Kirovohrad Oblast | 64 |
| 15 | Mykolaiv Oblast | 64 |
| 16 | Rivne Oblast | 64 |
| 17 | Sumy Oblast | 64 |
Local deputies elected in all councils, 25 October 2020 (2020)
Kirovohrad Oblast ranks 18 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Local deputies elected in all councils, 25 October 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Chernihiv Oblast | 1,614 |
| 16 | Ternopil Oblast | 1,536 |
| 17 | Volyn Oblast | 1,500 |
| 18 | Kirovohrad Oblast | 1,493 |
| 19 | Kherson Oblast | 1,487 |
| 20 | Mykolaiv Oblast | 1,484 |
| 21 | Sumy Oblast | 1,482 |
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Sources
- Central Election Commission of Ukraine: Local elections of 25 October 2020: elected deputies of local councils by region and type of council (summary), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 9880a12a9e2c…)
- Ministry of Finance of Ukraine: Open Budget public API (localBudgetData): revenue of the consolidated budgets of each oblast, Kyiv and the largest city communities in 2024 and 2025, and their 2025 spending plans by function (saved API responses, one CSV per budget and query), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 8a856cffe239…)
- Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine (Government portal): Heads of the oblast and Kyiv city state administrations, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 9595360920e7…)
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