public ActionResult Create(Candidate candidate, HttpPostedFileBase file) { if (file != null && file.ContentLength > 0) { candidate.Candidate_ImagePath = Path.GetExtension(file.FileName); candidate.Candidate_Image = ConvertToBytes(file); } //if (ModelState.IsValid) //{ candidate.Candidate_ID = candidate.GenerateCandID(); candidate.Candidate_TotalVotes = 0; var admin = (string)Session["Admin_Username"]; candidate.Admin_Username = admin; if (db.Candidates.Any(x => x.Candidate_ID == candidate.Candidate_ID) || db.Candidates.Any(x => x.Candidate_StudentNumber == candidate.Candidate_StudentNumber)) { ModelState.Clear(); ViewBag.DuplicateMessage = "This candidate already exists."; return(View("Create")); } var studentNum = db.MockStudents.Find(candidate.Candidate_StudentNumber); if (studentNum == null) { ModelState.Clear(); ViewBag.ErrorMessage = "Invalid candidate! Not a registered DUT student!"; return(View("Create", candidate)); } var party = db.Parties.Find(candidate.Party_Name); if (party != null) { party.Party_NoOfCandidates += 1; db.Entry(party).State = EntityState.Modified; db.SaveChanges(); } else if (party == null) { ModelState.Clear(); ViewBag.ErrorMessage = "Incorrect Party!"; return(View("Create", candidate)); } db.Candidates.Add(candidate); db.SaveChanges(); ModelState.Clear(); ViewBag.SuccessMessage = "Registration Successfully."; return(View("Create", new Candidate())); }