PIO woman elected president of Oxford student union
NAOMI CANTON | TNN | Updated: May 24, 2021, 14:08 IST
Avnee Bhutani, OUSU president.
LONDON: Anvee Bhutani, a Punjabi whose family is from Delhi, has been elected president of Oxford university student union (OUSU) in a by-election. The by-election took place after the previous winner, the first Indian female OUSU president-elect Rashmi Samant, from Karnataka, was forced to quit after a public apology she made for historic social media posts was not accepted by students.
Bhutani won by 655 votes after 11 stages of counting in a close contest with Yannis Baur, social secretary of the OU LGBTQ+ society, who got 649 votes. Bhutani is a second-year human sciences undergraduate student at Magdalen College. She is co-chair of the Campaign for Racial Awareness and Equality, president of the Oxford India Society and treasurer of the Oxford Hindu Society, all of which came out with public statements condemning Samant, causing her to st
Anvee Bhutani, Co-Chair Campaign for Racial Awareness and Equality (CRAE) at Oxford SU and President of the Oxford India Society, was in the fray for the byelection for the 2021-22 academic year, which attracted a record turnout.
Indian-origin Anvee Bhutani elected Oxford Students Union President
Bhutani was the Co-Chair of Campaign for Racial Awareness and Equality (CRAE) at Oxford SU and President of the Oxford India Society
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Anvee Bhutani, an Indian-origin student from Magdalen College at the University of Oxford has won the Student Union (SU) byelection for the 2021-22 academic year. Bhutani was declared as the winner on Thursday night.
Bhutani was the Co-Chair of Campaign for Racial Awareness and Equality (CRAE) at Oxford SU and President of the Oxford India Society.
Bhutani states in her manifesto that she will continue to lobby for lecture capture post-pandemic and work with the student press to increase engagement.
Oxford University student union president-elect Anvee Bhutani humbled by win
The vice-president elect in the team for the 2021-22 academic year is also of Indian-origin, Devika, as is trustee-elect Dhitee Goel.
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LONDON: Anvee Bhutani, an Indian-origin Human Sciences student from Magdalen College at the University of Oxford, has pledged to fight for students rights in her role as the new president-elect of the Oxford Student Union (SU).
Bhutani, who was declared the winner at the end of a closely fought byelection at the Oxford SU on Thursday evening, said she felt humbled by the support she had received and excited about her plans for her upcoming term.
2 Indian candidates win Oxford University Student Union election
2 Indian candidates win Oxford University Student Union election
Anvee Bhutani, an Indian-origin Human Sciences, student from Magdalen College at the University of Oxford won the new president-elect of the Oxford Student Union (SU), while Devika won the vice-president role.
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UPDATED: May 22, 2021 00:15 IST
Anvee Bhutani, an Indian-origin Human Sciences student from Magdalen College at the University of Oxford, has pledged to fight for students’ rights in her role as the new president-elect of the Oxford Student Union (SU).
Anvee Bhutani, who was declared the winner at the end of a closely fought byelection at the Oxford SU on Thursday evening, said she felt humbled by the support she had received and excited about her plans for her upcoming term. She had fought on a platform of reform across key areas of access and mental health at the university and feels that is what won her the backing in a byele