PATNA, Sept. 5 -- With the final phase of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) rolled out, the verification of documents submitted by 72.4 million voters enrolled in the updated draft list published on August 1 has begun in Bihar along with the process of disposal of claims/ objections given in last one month for inclusion and exclusion of names. Officials in the state election department said over 99% of the voters had been covered by any one of the 11 documents prescribed as per SIR along with several lakhs voters giving other documents. Figures suggest that 70 per cent of voters enrolled in the draft rolls have been covered through the 2003 voters' list, which has become one of the primary documents for establishing a voters' place of residence, whereas around 21 per cent voters have provided documents like birth certificates, permanent residency certificates, matriculation/educational certificates and any of the other 11 documents prescribed to establish their date of birth/ place of birth as proof of citizenship. Officials said over 50 million voters out of 72.4 million voters had been covered by using the 2003 voters' list, giving them a big relief from submitting additional documents. Around 21 per cent (1.5 million voters) had provided one of the 11 documents as prescribed under SIR. "Around six to eight per cent voters have given other documents apart from 11 documents. But checking is still going on," said a senior election official. Significantly, election officials said the disposal of applications through form-6, 7 and 8 for inclusion and correction of any errors in the voters' list was being done by the electoral registration officers (EROs) in all 243 assembly constituencies and the process would be completed by September 10. P3...