Indian-Origin Girl Elected Oxford Student Union President In Byelection

The byelection followed the resignation of Indian student Rashmi Samant, who was forced to step down soon after her election to the post amid a row over her past social media posts.

An Indian-origin Human Sciences student from Magdalen College at the University of Oxford has been declared the winner at the end of a Student Union (SU) byelection. Congratulations to Anvee Bhutani your Oxford SU President-Elect for 2021/22.Thank you to all students who took the time to vote, and a special thank you to all the candidates who took part in this year's President By-election pic.twitter.com/9WgeUx0FYQ 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. She was declared the winner on Thursday night. According to the 'Cherwell' student newspaper, Anvee Bhutani had used her manifesto to detail priorities of campaigning for the implementation of the Oxford living wage, delinking welfare services and disciplinary action, and diversifying the curriculum.