St. Cruz (Goa Assembly constituency)
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Santa Cruz | |
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Constituency for the Goa Legislative Assembly | |
District | North Goa |
State | Goa |
Electorate | 27,711[1][needs update] |
Lok Sabha Constituency | North Goa |
Current constituency | |
Seats | 1 |
Party | Indian National Congress |
MLA | Antonio Fernandes |
Reservation | None |
Last election | 2017 |
Santa Cruz is one of the original Goa Assembly Constituency seats in the Tiswadi Taluka of North Goa District in the State of Goa. The other constituencies in Tiswadi are Panaji, Taleigao, St. Andre and Cumbarjua.
Santa Cruz is one of the Ilha(s) (Island(s)), the other being Chorão, Divar, St. Estevam and Vaxim. The Portuguese conquered these lands as part of Velha Conquista and used it for spice trade principally and simultaneously for spiritual purposes this resulted in the establishment of Catholic faith in Goa. In 1547, the Portuguese missionaries established the Santa Cruz Catholic Church (also known by its direct translation of Holy Cross Catholic Church).[2] Hence, this constituency has been named as Santa Cruz constituency. A landmark in Calapor/Santa Cruz is called and Almacho Khuris (Cross of the Soul in Konkani). This monument was built to commemorate the death of a patriotic Calaporkar.
Jack de Sequeira, widely know for his role in Goan statehood, held this seat between 1967 and 1980.[3]
Members of Legislative Assembly
- 1963: Joaquim Araujo, United Goans Party
- 1967: Jack de Sequeira, United Goans Party
- 1972: Jack de Sequeira, United Goans Party
- 1977: Jack de Sequeira, Janata Party
- 1980: Michael Fernandes, Indian National Congress (Urs)
- 1984: Francisco Branco, Independent
- 1989: Victor Gonsalves, Indian National Congress
- 1994: Victoria Fernandes, Independent
- 1999: Victoria Fernandes, Indian National Congress
- 2002: Victoria Fernandes, Indian National Congress
- 2007: Victoria Fernandes, Indian National Congress
- 2012: Atanasio Monserrate, Indian National Congress
Year | Member | Picture | Party | |
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2017 | Antonio Fernandes[1] | Indian National Congress |
Election results
2017
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | Antonio Fernandes | ||||
NOTA | None of the Above | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout |
2012 result
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | Atanasio Monserrate | 8,644 | 40.43 | ||
Independent | Rodolfo Fernandes | 6,308 | 29.50 | ||
[[Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party|Template:Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party/meta/shortname]] | Purushottam Kamat | 5,824 | 27.24 | ||
CPI | Pedro Pires | 221 | 1.03 | ||
Independent | Xavier Cardo | 189 | 0.88 | ||
Independent | Dinesh Nair | 79 | 0.37 | ||
Independent | Jose Lopes | 74 | 0.35 | ||
Independent | Henry Lobo | 42 | 0.20 | ||
Majority | 2,336 | 10.93 | |||
Turnout | 21,381 | 83.76 | |||
Registered electors | 25,524 | ||||
INC hold | Swing |
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Goa General Legislative Election 2017". Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ↑ "Former Bishops and Archbishops". Archdiocese of Goa and Daman.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
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Coordinates: 15°28′N 73°50′E / 15.47°N 73.84°E