St. Cruz (Goa Assembly Constituency)
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). Hence, this constituency has been named as Santa Cruz constituency. A landmark in Calapor/Santa Cruz is called Almacho Khuris (Cross of the Soul in Konkani). This monument was built to commemorate the death of a patriotic Calaporkar.
Jack de Sequeira, widely known for his role in Goan statehood, held this seat between 1967 and 1980.
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Joaquim Araujo | United Goans Party | |
| 1967 | Jack de Sequeira | ||
| 1972 | |||
| 1977 | Janata Party | ||
| 1980 | Michael Fernandes | Indian National Congress | |
| 1984 | Francisco Branco | Independent | |
| 1989 | Victor Gonsalves | Indian National Congress | |
| 1994 | Victoria Fernandes | Independent | |
| 1999 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 2002 | |||
| 2007 | |||
| 2012 | Atanasio Monserrate | ||
| 2017 | Antonio Fernandes | ||
| 2022 | Rodolfo Fernandes | ||
- ^ Expelled from party in 2015. Joined the Goa Forward Party in 2017.
- ^ Elected to Indian National Congress. Switched to BJP in 2019
- ^ Elected to Indian National Congress. Switched to BJP in 2022
Election results
2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Rodolfo Fernandes | 8,841 | 38.97 | ||
| BJP | Antonio Fernandes | 6377 | 28.11 | ||
| AAP | Amit Palekar | 4098 | 18.06 | ||
| RGP | Ajay Kholkar | 2497 | 11.01 | ||
| AITC | Victor Gonsalves | 523 | 2.31 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 349 | 1.54 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 73.97% | −6.20% | |||
| Registered electors | 29,298 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2017
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Antonio Fernandes | 6,202 | 28.3% | −12.13% | |
| BJP | Hemant Dinanath Golatkar | 5,560 | 25.37% | +25.37% | |
| Independent | Rodolfo Fernandes | 5,262 | 24.01% | −5.49% | |
| MGP | Prakash Gopi Naik | 2,707 | 12.35% | −14.89% | |
| AAP | Jose Vincet Gomes | 1,712 | 7.81% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 303 | 1.38% | New | |
| Independent | Helena Lourenco | 227 | 1.04% | N/A | |
| CPI | Pedro Ceitano Pires | 106 | 0.48% | −0.55% | |
| NCP | Shakeel Jamal Shaikh | 75 | 0.34% | +0.34% | |
| Independent | Jose Lopes | 61 | 0.28% | N/A | |
| Majority | 642 | 2.88% | −8.04% | ||
| Turnout | 22,215 | 80.17% | −3.6% | ||
| Registered electors | 27,711 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Atanasio Monserrate | 8,644 | 40.43 | ||
| Independent | Rodolfo Fernandes | 6,308 | 29.50 | ||
| MGP | 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
- ^ "Goa General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ "Former Bishops and Archbishops". Archdiocese of Goa and Daman.
- ^ "Dept of Posts release special cover on Dr Jack de Sequeira". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ "Congress expels Babush for 6 years". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ^ Babush joins Goa Forward, to support Parrikar in Panaji, goanews.com; accessed 8 October 2017.
- ^ "Goa General Legislative Election 2017". Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ "Goa Assembly Election 2022: Full list of AAP candidates and their constituencies". The Financial Express. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
External links
- "Record of all Goa Assembly Elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 14 March 2022.