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HTML
<select class="founder_designation" rel="Designation" placeholder="Designation" multiple="multiple" name="designation">
<option value="">-- Select Designation --</option>
<option value="chairman_managing_director">Chairman & Managing Director</option>
<option selected="selected" value="director" >Director</option>
<option value="whole_time_director">Whole Time Director</option>
<option value="other">Other</option>
</select>
JavaScript
$('.founder_designation').on('click','option',function(){
alert("clicked value:"+$(this).val());
$a=$('.founder_designation option:selected');
$str='';
for($i=0;$i<$a.length;$i++){
$str+=$('.founder_designation option:selected:eq('+$i+')').val()+",";
}
alert("all selected :"+$str);
});