aspnetJqueryValidate.cs

$(document).ready(function () {
        $('form').validate({
            rules: {
                <%= FirstName.Name %>: {
                    required: true,
                    minlength: 2,
                    maxlength: 25
                },
                <%= LastName.Name %>: {
                    required: true
                },
                <%= Email1.Name %>: {
                    required: true,
                    email: true
                },
                <%= Email2.Name %>: {
                    required: true,
                    email: true,
                    equalTo: "#<%= Email1.ClientID %>"
                },
                <%= Password1.Name %>: {
                    required: true,
                    minlength: 7
                },
                <%= Password2.Name %>: {
                    required: true,
                    minlength: 7,
                    equalTo: "#<%= Password1.ClientID %>"
                }
            },
            messages:{
                <%= FirstName.Name %>: {
                    required: "Please enter your first name.",
                    minlength: $.validator.format("Your first name must be at least {0} characters.")
                },
                <%= LastName.Name %>: {
                    required: "Please enter your last name.",
                    minlength: $.validator.format("Your last name must be at least {0} characters.")
                },
                <%= Email1.Name %>: {
                    required: "Please enter your email address.",
                    email: "Please enter a valid email address."
                },
                <%= Email2.Name %>: {
                    required: "Please confirm your email address.",
                    email: "Please confirm with a valid email address.",
                    equalTo: "Email entries do not match."
                },
                <%= Password1.Name %>: {
                    required: "Please enter a password",
                    minlength: $.validator.format("Your password must be at least {0} characters.")
                },
                <%= Password2.Name %>: {
                    required: "Please confirm your password.",
                    equalTo: "Passwords do not match."
                }
            },
            errorClass: "error-label",
            wrapper: "li",
            errorLabelContainer: "#ErrorSection"
        });
    });