$('select option[value=8272]').attr('selected', '');
$("div.id_100 select").val("val2");
$('#choose').change(function(event) {
$.post('info.php', { selected: $('#choose').val() },
function(data) {
$('#update').html(data);
}
);
});
<select onchange="getval(this);">
<option value="1">One</option>
<option value="2">Two</option>
</select>
Run code snippet
function getval(sel)
{
alert(sel.value);
}