Physician chosen as Nepal's first president

Yadav has served twice as health minister and has been elected twice to parliament.

He received the most votes in the initial voting for president on Saturday, but none of the three candidates was able to secure the required majority. A second round of voting was held Monday with the top two candidates from Saturday's election.

Maoists gave up their armed revolt in April 2006 to join the peace process after 10 years of insurgency that left more than 13,000 people killed. They joined parliament and the government later and contested the April 10, 2008, election for the assembly.

They won the most seats in the assembly but were not able to secure a majority.

The last king, who went by just one name, Gyanendra, was forced to give up authoritarian rule in April 2006 after weeks of pro-democracy protests and his powers were stripped soon afterward.

He has been made to leave the royal palace and now is living as a commoner in a summer home just outside the capital Katmandu.