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.
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
Jack de Sequeira (Born João Hugo Eduardo de Sequeira; 20 April 1915 – 17 October 1989), popularly known as Dr Jack de Sequeira; also known as Jak Siker according to local naming conventions, was an Indian politician and is widely considered ...
, widely known for his role in Goan statehood, held this seat between 1967 and 1980.
Members of Legislative Assembly
Election results
2022
2017
2012 result
See also
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List of constituencies of the Goa Legislative Assembly
The Goa Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Goa.
The seat of the Legislative Assembly is at Porvorim. The term of the Legislative Assembly is five years, unless dissolved earlier. Presently, it comp ...
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North Goa district
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Assembly constituencies of Goa
North Goa district