How to set the value to be selected in the dropdownlist in mvc

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•	Here , Model is a dynamic object and from that modal we are fetching States property which is of list type.
•	Here , employee is an employee object and from that object we are fetching state property of that particular employee.
@foreach (var S in Model.States)
            {
                if (S.StateName == employee.State)
                {
                    <option value="@S.StateName" selected="selected">@S.StateName</option>                             
                }
                else
                {
                    <option value="@S.StateName">@S.StateName</option>                             
                }
            }

•	Here , Model is a dynamic object and from that modal we are 
	fetching States property which is of list type.
•	Here , employee is an employee object and from that object
	we are fetching state property which is of string type.
@foreach (var S in Model.States)
            {
                if (S.StateName == employee.State)
                {
                    <option value="@S.StateName" selected="selected">@S.StateName</option>                             
                }
                else
                {
                    <option value="@S.StateName">@S.StateName</option>                             
                }
            }