Shimla, May 9 -- A total of 25,671 nomination papers were received on Day 2 of filing nominations for panchayat polls in Himachal, said officials on Friday.

Kangra district recorded the highest number of nominations at 5,999, while Lahaul-Spiti district recorded the lowest with only 209 nominations.

Khush Vikram Sen of the erstwhile princely state of Keonthal, who hails from the Junga royal family of Shimla-filed his nomination from the Chamiyana ward. A large crowd was present to support him during the nomination. A descendant of the Junga royal family, Khush Vikram Sen is considered to have considerable influence in the region. As per the sources he is seen as a BJP-backed candidate. Sen is the cousin of the public works minister Vikr...