"Dadri" is derived from a lake called Dadar which was full of dadur (Sanskrit: frog) from which it took its current name.

[3] Mughal emperors Akbar and Farrukhsiyar both issued firmans (housed in Red Fort Archaeological Museum and "Rao Harnarian Singh Dhan Collection of Charkhi Dadri" respectively) to grant land to zamindars as "madad-i-mash" (subsistence allowance).

In the 1857 war, the Nawab of Dadri, Bahadur Jung Khan, who had given token allegiance to Emperor ˞BahadurShah Zafar, surrendered to British and was tried by military court-martial in Delhi on 27 November 1857.

[6] Dadri was awarded to Raja Sarup Singh of Jind for his services to the East India Company (EIC) in the 1857 war.

In May 1864, some fifty Sangwan Jat villages revolted against his descendant, Raja Raghbir Singh, but the rebellion was crushed.

[3] Charkhi Dadri came to media attention when, on 12 November 1996, a Kazakhstan Airlines Ilyushin Il-76 struck a Saudia Boeing 747 in the sky above the village, causing both aircraft to crash into the fields below.

[10] According hssc 16 Nov 2016 There are some historic places in the city which include Shyamesar Lake and Dayal Temple to name a few.

The major part of the ethnographic spectrum of the population is constituted by Jat people who have come from various neighbouring villages.

People of many gotras live in Charkhi Dadri, the major ones being Affriya, Dagar, Sultaniya, Lamba, Saini, Sangwan, Sansanwal, Rajotiya, Mahla, Kalkal, Prajapati, Dhangad and Sheoran.

Wrestler Babita Phogat fought the assembly elections from this seat and lost to an independent candidate in 2019.