Retrieve dropdown list from mysql database table and insert it again in database's another table in jsp or servlet

<%@ taglib prefix="sql" uri="http://java.sun.com/jstl/sql" %>
<sql:query var="states">
SELECT * FROM state
</sql:query>
<form name="frmMain" id="frmMain" method="post" action="some.jsp">
    <select id="lstSelect" name="lstSelect" multiple size="10">
        <option value="SELECT">Select State</option>
<c:forEach var="state" items="${states.rows}">
        <option value="<c:out value="${state.state_code}"/>">
            <c:out value="${state.state_name}"/&gt;
        </option>
</c:forEach>
    </select>
</form>