$(document).ready(function()
    {
                var container = $('#sam586');
                $("#aspnetForm").validate(
                 {
                    errorContainer: container,
                    //errorClass: "invalid",
	                errorLabelContainer: $("#sam586"),
	                wrapper: 'li',
	                meta: "validate",
                    rules:
                    {
                        ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_txtUserName:
                        {
                           required:true
                        },
                        ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_txtPassword:
                        {
                            required:true
                        },
                        ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_txtFirstName:
                        {
                            required:true
                        },
                        ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_txtLastName:
                        {
                            required:true
                        },
                        ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_ddlDepartment:
                        {
                            required:true
                        },
                        ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_ddlDesignation:
                        {
                            required:true
                        },
                        ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_txtEmail:
                        {
                            required:true,
                            email:true
                        },
                        ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_ddlStatus:
                        {
                            required:true
                        },
                        ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_ddlRole:
                        {
                            required:true
                        }
                    },
                    messages:
                    {
                        ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_txtUserName:"Please enter username",
                        ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_txtPassword:"Please enter password",
                        ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_txtFirstName:"please enter first name",
                        ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_txtLastName:"Please enter last name",
                        ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_ddlDepartment:"Select Department",
                        ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_ddlDesignation:"Select Designation",
                        ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_txtEmail:"Enter proper email address",
                        ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_ddlStatus:"Select Status",
                        ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_ddlRole:"Select Role"
                    }
                });
            });

script type="text/javascript">

    var samsvar = '#<%= sam586.ClientID %>';

 /script>

$(samsvar).text();