St. Cruz (Goa Assembly constituency)

Santa Cruz is one of the original Goa Assembly Constituency seat, in the Tiswadi Taluka, of North Goa District, in the State of Goa. The other constituencies in Tiswadi (Tis means thirty in Konkani & Wadi means settlements in Konkani) are Panaji and Taleigao

Santa Cruz
Goa Assembly constituency
Santa Cruz
Location of Santa Cruz in Goa
Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz (India)
Coordinates: 15°28′15″N 73°50′35″E
CountryIndia
StateGoa
DistrictNorth Goa
Sub-district/TalukaSanta Cruz
Population
 (2011)
 • Total21,000
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
403005
Area code(s)0832

Santa Cruz (Santa is a Portuguese word and means Povitr" in Konkani or "Holy" in English, while Cruz is a Portuguese word and means Khuris" in Konkani or "Cross" in English).

Santa Cruz is on the Ilha(s) (Ilha(s) is a Portuguese word and means Island(s)). The other islands being Chorão Island, Divar Island, St. Estevam Island as well as Vaxim Island. 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.[1] Hence, this constituency has been named as Santa Cruz constituency. Locally it is referred as "Santa Cruz Igroj" or "Santa Cruz Church." Although the Santa Cruz Catholic church in English, is often referred to as Holy Cross Catholic Church, the local citizens do not mention it as Povitr Khuris Katolic Sobhek. A landmark in Calapor/Santa Cruz is called and Almacho Khuris (Almacho in Konkani means Soul). This monument was built to commemorate the passing away of a patriotic Calaporkar.

First Assembly Legislature Representative

Joao Hugo Eduardo de Sequeira (20 April 1915 – 17 October 1989), popularly known as Dr. Jack de Sequeira;[2] also known as Jak Siker[3] according to local naming conventions, was a prominent Goan politician and is popularly known in Goa as the Father of the Opinion Poll.[4] The father of the Opinion Poll laid the foundation for Goa's Statehood. Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar and the Department of Posts released a special cover on Dr Jack de Sequeira on the occasion of Goa Statehood Day (May 30, 2015). Speaking about Dr Sequeira, the Chief Minister said, “Sequeira fought to keep Goa as a separate entity with a unique identity.” Parsekar further went on to say, “He brought in referendum to determine whether Goa should be merged with Maharashtra or not. It is only because of him that Goa got statehood on May 30, 1987.[5]

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election results

2012 result
2012 Goa Legislative Assembly election: St. Cruz
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

References
  1. http://www.archgoadaman.org/content/parishes
  2. Profile Archived 2011-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
  3. [VascokarsUnited] GOA: Dr. Jack Siqueir - Father of Opinion Poll (Short
  4. Dr. Jack De Sequeira | Father of Opinion Poll | Goa Opinion Poll | Konkani Songit Somajik Kala Kendr Archived 2009-01-29 at the Wayback Machine
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-06-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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