# St. Cruz Assembly constituency

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, 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 | United Goans Party |
| 1972 | Jack de Sequeira | United Goans Party |
| 1977 | Jack de Sequeira | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Michael Fernandes | Indian National Congress |
| 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 |
| 2017 | Antonio Fernandes | Indian National Congress |
| 2022 | Rodolfo Fernandes | Indian National Congress |
* ↑ 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
### Assembly Election 2022

2022 Goa Legislative Assembly election : St. Cruz :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Rodolfo Fernandes | 8,841 | 38.97% | 11.05 |
| | BJP | Antonio Fernandes | 6,377 | 28.11% | 3.08 |
| | AAP | Amit Palekar | 4,098 | 18.06% | 10.36 |
| | RGP | Ajay Tipu Kholkar | 2,497 | 11.01% | New |
| | AITC | Victor Benjamin Gonsalves | 523 | 2.31% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 349 | 1.54% | 0.17 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,464 | 10.86% | 7.97 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,685 | 77.43% | 2.73 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 29,296 | | 5.72 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 11.05 | |

### Assembly Election 2017

2017 Goa Legislative Assembly election : St. Cruz :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Antonio Fernandes | 6,202 | 27.92% | 12.43 |
| | BJP | Hemant Dinanath Golatkar | 5,560 | 25.03% | New |
| | Independent | Rodolfo Louis Fernandes | 5,262 | 23.69% | New |
| | MGP | Prakash Gopi Naik | 2,707 | 12.19% | 15.00 |
| | AAP | Jose Vincent Gomes | 1,712 | 7.71% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 303 | 1.36% | New |
| | Independent | Helena Lourenco | 227 | 1.02% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 642 | 2.89% | 8.02 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,215 | 80.17% | 3.76 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 27,711 | | 8.57 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 12.43 | |

### Assembly Election 2012

2012 Goa Legislative Assembly election : St. Cruz :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Atanasio Monserrate | 8,644 | 40.35% | 4.07 |
| | Independent | Rodolfo Louis Fernandes | 6,308 | 29.45% | New |
| | MGP | Dinar Purshottam Kamat Tarcar | 5,824 | 27.19% | New |
| | CPI | Pedro Caitano Pires | 221 | 1.03% | New |
| | Independent | Xavier Cardo | 189 | 0.88% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,336 | 10.91% | 4.30 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,421 | 83.77% | 14.63 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 25,524 | | 13.09 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 4.07 | |

### Assembly Election 2007

2007 Goa Legislative Assembly election : St. Cruz :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Victoria Fernandes | 7,385 | 36.29% | 3.81 |
| | BJP | Hoble Anil Raghuvir | 6,040 | 29.68% | 10.17 |
| | UGDP | Monserrate Jennifer A. | 5,868 | 28.83% | 18.24 |
| | Save Goa Front | Pilarnekar Suresh | 582 | 2.86% | New |
| | Independent | Pandurang Kunkolkar | 123 | 0.60% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,345 | 6.61% | 6.37 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,352 | 69.19% | 5.08 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 29,368 | | 13.57 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 3.81 | |

### Assembly Election 2002

2002 Goa Legislative Assembly election : St. Cruz :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Victoria Fernandes | 6,658 | 40.09% | 10.59 |
| | BJP | Anil Roghuvir Hoble | 6,618 | 39.85% | 28.94 |
| | UGDP | Gonsalves Victor Benjamin | 1,759 | 10.59% | New |
| | MGP | Makandar Ramzan Imamsaheb | 795 | 4.79% | 14.97 |
| | NCP | Lourenco Vicento Domingos | 161 | 0.97% | New |
| | CPI | Maura Gregorio Sebastiao | 160 | 0.96% | New |
| | Independent | Lopes Jose Edgar | 155 | 0.93% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 40 | 0.24% | 30.68 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,607 | 64.16% | 2.87 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 25,858 | | 0.41 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 10.59 | |

### Assembly Election 1999

1999 Goa Legislative Assembly election : St. Cruz :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Victoria Fernandes | 8,829 | 50.68% | New |
| | MGP | Hoble Anil Raghuvir | 3,442 | 19.76% | New |
| | Goa Rajiv Congress Party | Gonsalves William Antonio | 2,973 | 17.07% | New |
| | BJP | Fernandes Socorro Gonsalo | 1,901 | 10.91% | New |
| | Independent | Kandolkar Ramdas Sonu | 243 | 1.39% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,387 | 30.92% | 23.24 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,420 | 66.97% | 2.82 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 25,965 | | 6.79 |
| | INC gain from Independent | INC gain from Independent | Swing | 15.56 | |

### Assembly Election 1994

1994 Goa Legislative Assembly election : St. Cruz :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Victoria Fernandes | 5,971 | 35.13% | New |
| | INC | Gonsalves Victor Benjamin | 4,665 | 27.44% | |
| | Independent | Hoble Anil Raghuvir | 3,568 | 20.99% | New |
| | BJP | Sawant Subhash Pundalik | 1,766 | 10.39% | New |
| | Independent | D'Braganza Antonio Gabriel | 357 | 2.10% | New |
| | Gomantak Lok Pox | Furtado Roque Cristovam | 179 | 1.05% | New |
| | BSP | Kunkalekar Pandurang Rama | 102 | 0.60% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,306 | 7.68% | 1.30 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,998 | 68.66% | 0.07 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 24,315 | | 17.63 |
| | Independent gain from INC | Independent gain from INC | Swing | 4.56 | |

### Assembly Election 1989

1989 Goa Legislative Assembly election : St. Cruz :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Victor Benamin Gonsalves | 5,729 | 39.69% | New |
| | Gomantak Lok Pox | Victoria Romeo Fernandes | 4,432 | 30.70% | New |
| | MGP | Mahendra Narayan Raikar | 3,674 | 25.45% | New |
| | Gomantak Bahujan Samaj Parishad | Audit Ramchandra Shirodkar | 103 | 0.71% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,297 | 8.98% | 11.20 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,436 | 67.54% | 0.70 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 20,671 | | 11.03 |
| | INC gain from Independent | INC gain from Independent | Swing | 3.33 | |

### Assembly Election 1984

1984 Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly election : St. Cruz :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Branco Freancisco Afonso | 5,537 | 43.02% | New |
| | INC | Monteiro Antonicio Antonio Agnelo Marcos Castilho | 2,939 | 22.83% | New |
| | Independent | Fernandes Michael Antonio Carmino | 2,688 | 20.88% | New |
| | JP | Fernandes Victoreia Romeo | 674 | 4.67% | New |
| | Independent | Naik Madusudan | 120 | 0.83% | New |
| | Independent | Suryaji Sharadchandra Navelkar | 106 | 0.73% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,598 | 20.18% | 7.17 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,872 | 66.12% | 2.23 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 18,617 | | 18.15 |
| | Independent gain from INC(U) | Independent gain from INC(U) | Swing | 2.34 | |

### Assembly Election 1980

1980 Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly election : St. Cruz :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC(U) | Fernandes Michael Antonic Carminho | 4,574 | 40.67% | New |
| | MGP | Branco Francisco Afonso | 3,110 | 27.65% | New |
| | JP(S) | Sequeira Jack Erasmo | 2,025 | 18.01% | New |
| | JP | Dhond Madhav Manohar | 446 | 3.97% | |
| | Independent | Shirodkar Chandrakant Kalidas | 415 | 3.69% | New |
| | Independent | Sarmalkar Mihanlal (Bappa) Sadashiv | 159 | 1.41% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,464 | 13.02% | 5.44 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,246 | 68.94% | 3.48 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,757 | | 9.32 |
| | INC(U) gain from JP | INC(U) gain from JP | Swing | 4.92 | |

### Assembly Election 1977

1977 Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly election : St. Cruz :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JP | Jack de Sequeira | 4,462 | 45.60% | New |
| | MGP | Fernandes Manuel Francisco Xavier Diogo | 2,656 | 27.14% | New |
| | INC | Monterio Atanasio Antonio Agnelo Marcos Castilho | 1,923 | 19.65% | New |
| | Independent | Vazhail Kannu Gopal | 242 | 2.47% | New |
| | Independent | Vaigncar Krishna Arjun | 235 | 2.40% | New |
| | Independent | Fernandes Pio | 99 | 1.01% | New |
| | Independent | Ram Gangadharan | 60 | 0.61% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,806 | 18.45% | 0.43 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,786 | 67.14% | 2.67 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,414 | | 12.80 |
| | JP gain from United Goans Party (Sequeira Group) | JP gain from United Goans Party (Sequeira Group) | Swing | 10.87 | |

### Assembly Election 1972

1972 Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly election : St. Cruz :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Goans Party (Sequeira Group) | Jack de Sequeira | 6,586 | 56.46% | 1.95 |
| | Independent | Fernandes Manuel Francisco Xavier Diogo | 4,483 | 38.43% | New |
| | CPI(M) | Palekar Vinayak Vithal | 383 | 3.28% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,103 | 18.03% | 7.04 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,664 | 69.28% | 8.79 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,530 | | 8.11 |
| | United Goans Party (Sequeira Group) hold | United Goans Party (Sequeira Group) hold | Swing | 1.95 | |

### Assembly Election 1967

1967 Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly election : St. Cruz :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Goans Party (Sequeira Group) | Jack de Sequeira | 7,087 | 58.41% | New |
| | United Goans Party (Furtado Group) | J. L. C. Araujo | 4,045 | 33.34% | New |
| | Independent | V. V. S. Dukle | 358 | 2.95% | New |
| | Independent | F. P. J. Vicente | 128 | 1.05% | New |
| | MGP | A. Afonso | 121 | 1.00% | New |
| | Independent | S. S. Nagoji | 75 | 0.62% | New |
| | Independent | F. G. Xavier | 9 | 0.07% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,042 | 25.07% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,133 | 77.33% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,290 | | |
| | United Goans Party (Sequeira Group) win (new seat) | United Goans Party (Sequeira Group) win (new seat) | United Goans Party (Sequeira Group) win (new seat) | United Goans Party (Sequeira Group) win (new seat) | United Goans Party (Sequeira Group) win (new seat) |