St._Cruz_Assembly_constituency

St. Cruz Assembly constituency

St. Cruz Assembly constituency

Legislative Assembly constituency in Goa State, India

Santa Cruz Assembly constituency is one of the original Goa Legislative 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.

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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 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.[3]

Members of Legislative Assembly

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  1. Expelled from party in 2015.[4] Joined the Goa Forward Party in 2017.[5]
  2. Elected to Indian National Congress. Switched to BJP in 2019
  3. Elected to Indian National Congress. Switched to BJP in 2022

Election results

2022

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2017

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2012 result

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Goa General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Former Bishops and Archbishops". Archdiocese of Goa and Daman.
  3. [3]
    "Dept of Posts release special cover on Dr Jack de Sequeira". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  4. [4]
    "Congress expels Babush for 6 years". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  5. [5]
    Babush joins Goa Forward, to support Parrikar in Panaji, goanews.com; accessed 8 October 2017.
  6. [6]
    "Goa General Legislative Election 2017". Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  7. [7]
    "Goa Assembly Election 2022: Full list of AAP candidates and their constituencies". The Financial Express. Retrieved 28 January 2022.

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