jquery - how add ValidationMessageFor to view with list of models -

i need add validation mvc5 form. have added required model , working other pages page different. in view used customermodel, may return more 1 value model @ top of page list of customermodel. when wanted have line validation not sure how should write it. working 1 value this:

 @html.validationmessagefor(model => model.account_number); 

but model list , tried gave me error:

  @html.validationmessagefor(model => model[1].account_number); 

this complete view:

enter code here       @model list<csaproject.models.customermodel>     @{       viewbag.title = "search account number";   }   @using (html.beginform())   {    @html.antiforgerytoken()    @html.validationsummary(true) <table style="border: none">     <tr>         <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold; color: red">@*by remoterefnumber*@<br />         </td>     </tr>     <tr>         <td style="text-align: center; padding: 5px;">enter account number:         </td>         <td style="text-align: center; padding: 5px;">             @html.textbox("account_number")             @html.validationmessagefor(model => model[1].account_number);         </td>           <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold; color: red">             <button type="submit" class="btn btn-success">search</button></td>     </tr> </table>   }   @if (model.count > 0)   {      <table class="table">     <tr>         <th>account number         </th>         <th>first name         </th>         <th>last name         </th>         <th>last 4ssn         </th>         <th>zip         </th>         <th>is registered         </th>         <th>online agreement         </th>     </tr>      @foreach (var customer in model)     {           <tr>             <td>                 @customer.account_number             </td>              <td>                 @customer.first_name             </td>              <td>                 @customer.last_name             </td>              <td>                 @customer.last4ssn             </td>              <td>                 @customer.mailing_zip             </td>              <td>                 @if (customer.isregistered == true)                 {                     <text>yes</text>                  }                 else                 {                     <text>no</text>                  }              </td>              <td>                 @if (customer.online_agreement == true)                 {                     <text>yes</text>                  }                 else                 {                     <text>no</text>                  }             </td>             <td>@* name of button, action name,name of controler,parameter of action,class*@                 @html.actionlink("edit", "edit", "customerdetail", new { id = customer.customer_id }, new { @class = "btn btn-success" })              </td>         </tr>     }     </table>        }    <script src="~/scripts/jquery-1.10.2.min.js"></script>   <script src="~/scripts/jquery.validate.min.js"></script>   <script src="~/scripts/jquery.validate.unobtrusive.min.js"></script> 

and model:

 public class customermodel      {      public int customer_id { get; set; }       [required]     [displayname("account number")]     public string account_number { get; set; }      [displayname("first name")]     public string first_name { get; set; }      [displayname("last name")]     public string last_name { get; set; }    , rest       } 

and controller:

  public actionresult searchbyaccountnumber(inputdataaccount model)         {                customerserviceuri =       configurationmanager.appsettings["url"].tostring();             list<customermodel> customermodels = new list<customermodel>();             if (modelstate.isvalid)                {                if (model.account_number != null)                     {                      var uri = string.format("{0}getcustomerbyaccountnumber",    customerserviceuri);                      // create object convert json                    var data = new                     {                        customerdata = new                         {                            account_number = model.account_number                         }                    };                     // convert object byte[]                     var datatosend =   encoding.utf8.getbytes(jsonconvert.serializeobject(data));                   // create request web service                 var req = httpwebrequest.create(uri);                 //meta data                 req.contenttype = "application/json";                 req.contentlength = datatosend.length;                 req.method = "post";                  // write bytes web service (post data)                 req.getrequeststream().write(datatosend, 0, datatosend.length);                  // call web service posted data                 var response = req.getresponse();                  // create string container json response                 string jsonresponse = string.empty;                 using (stream responsestream = response.getresponsestream())                 {                     using (streamreader streamreader = new streamreader(responsestream))                     {                         jsonresponse = streamreader.readtoend();                     }                 }                  // convert json our response our response object "searchbynameresult"                 var jsonreult = jsonconvert.deserializeobject<searchbyaccountnumberresult>(jsonresponse);                  // cutomers value of result property                 var customers = jsonreult.getcustomerbyaccountnumberresult;                  // create customermodels our results                 foreach (var customer in customers)                 {                     customermodels.add(new customermodel                     {                         customer_id = convert.toint32(customer.customer_id),                         account_number = customer.account_number,                         first_name = customer.first_name,                         last_name = customer.last_name,                         isregistered = customer.isregistered,                         online_agreement = customer.online_agreement,                         last4ssn = customer.last4ssn,                         mailing_zip = customer.mailing_zip                     });                 }             }         }         return view(customermodels);     }