How to validate dropdown optionlist required functionality asp.net mvc?

Set Value empty instead of 0 for "--Select One.

I suggest that you should not be adding optional label in SelectList or as SelectListItem. You have overloads for Html. DropDown and Html.

DropDownListFor that would allow you to insert an optional label at the top of your dropdown list. Pleas check my answer to this question.

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