The scrutiny of nomination papers will be taken up today for the first phase of Assembly Elections in Uttar Pradesh. The last date for withdrawal of candidature is 27th of January. In this phase, 58 Assembly Constituencies spread over eleven districts of West UP will go to polls on 10th February including nine reserved for the Scheduled Castes.<br />''<br />''The process for the third phase of Assembly Elections will begin tomorrow with the issuance of notification. In this phase single-phase elections will be held in Punjab and 59 Constituencies in Uttar Pradesh go to polls on 20th of February.<br />''<br />''In the second phase, 9 districts of Uttar Pradesh will go to polls on 14th February. Simultaneously single-phase Assembly Elections will also take place in Goa and Uttarakhand.<br />''<br />''In view of the COVID situation, the Election Commission has extended a ban on physical rallies and road shows till 31st January. With this, the campaigning has switched to digital mode in five poll-bound states of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa, and Manipur.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, campaigning has gained momentum for the first two phases of polling in Uttar Pradesh and single-phase polling in Goa and Uttarakhand. A total of 113 assembly constituencies out of 403 will vote in the first two phases.<br />''<br />''AIR correspondent reports, that the political parties are putting their best efforts to reach out to voters. Senior BJP leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah is spearheading the party's campaign in Western UP along with party president JP Nadda. Both the leaders held door-to-door campaigns and meetings with the party workers and eminent citizens on Saturday. Deputy Chief Minister of UP, Dr. Dinesh Sharma held a door-to-door campaign in Greater Noida yesterday.<br />''<br />''Samajwadi Party is organizing at least two virtual rallies daily.<br />''<br />''Congress is in the fray by launching two manifestoes one for Youth and the other for women. Party's campaign is mostly centered around these manifestoes to date.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">The Chief of the Bahujan Samaj Party is in the race with its new slogan 'Har polling booth ko jeetna hai, BSP ko Satta mein lana hai'. </span><br />