Baprola (or Bapraula) is a census town and village on the outskirts of Najafgarh in the National Capital Territory of Delhi.[1] It lies near the Delhi-Haryana border and is one of 12 villages of Solanki clan in Delhi.[2] The Jat-dominated village is situated in the South West Delhi district.[3] It is best known as the home of the double Olympic medalist wrestler Sushil Kumar. Apart from this, Baprola is known as the home of the district president of BJP- Vijay Solanki:[4] whose father Late. Ch. Kaptan Singh was the sarpanch in the last panchayat of the village. Haryanvi is the most spoken dialect in the village along with Hindi.

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  1. ^ "Bapraula (CT)". censusindia.gov.in. Government of India. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  2. ^ Sinha, Suveen K (30 November 2008). "Chicken tikka beats sambhar power". Business Standard. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  3. ^ Dash, Dipak Kumar (6 January 2010). "Land gone, Baprola hopes against hope". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  4. ^ "District Presidents". Archived from the original on 17 March 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2021.