i have loaded csv file here sample of content available in csv file name,address,address1,landmark,user_location,city,state,phone1,phone2,email,category sriram electricals , plumbing contractors,no 12, vinayakar koil street easa,"back side of therasa school,",pallavaram,chennai,tamil nadu,(044) 66590405,,sriram@gmail.com,electrican i've tried convert file list public actionresult usercsv(httppostedfilebase uploadfile) { using (var sr = new streamreader(uploadfile.inputstream, encoding.utf8)) { var reader = new csvreader(sr); //csvreader read whole file enumerable ienumerable<usercsvmodel> records = reader.getrecords<usercsvmodel>(); } } unable correct output. try article: http://www.codeproject.com/articles/415732/reading-and-writing-csv-files-in-csharp or q on stack on flow: reading csv file , storing values array hope helps.